Chinese hackers target crypto investors with fake Skype
The fake Skype application is being heavily distributed on the Chinese internet, the SlowMist Security Team has learned. As many international marketplaces are inaccessible within China due to local regulations, bad actors are actively exploiting this gap, flooding the market with phishing applications targeting crypto investors . According to a blockchain security firm SlowMist, a group of Chinese scammers has recently started distributing a fake version of Skype — version 8.87.0.403 — for Android devices among multiple local marketplaces, such as 51pgzs, siyuetian, and others. They lure victims to believe they downloaded a legit version of the video chat application. Fake Skype application for Android on a Chinese marketplace | Source: Medium Once the malicious application is installed, it obtains images from various directories on the Android phone and monitors in real-time for any new images. All the images stored on the victim’s device are then uploaded to the phish...