Government’s cyber security agency Cert-In has a ‘warning’ for all Android users

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or Cert-In has issued a warning against Android malware. Called ‘Daam’, the malware infects mobile phones and hacks into users’ sensitive data like call records, contacts, history and camera has been found on Android devices.

According to the national cyber security agency’s latest advisory, the malware is capable of “bypassing anti-virus programs and deploying ransomware on the targeted devices”.

How Daam malware spreads
Cert-In said that the Android malware is distributed through third-party websites or apps that have been downloaded from untrusted/unknown sources.