One of the important agenda items of everyone in the world right now is Squid Game. The series, which Netflix, the world’s most popular online series and movie platform, has recently broadcast, has become a worldwide phenomenon. The series, which received more than a hundred million views and brought millions of new subscribers to Netflix, has also found a place in our lives. People are currently obsessed with the costumes used on the show, with the famous melted candy from Squid Game.
While the Squid Game craze has swept the whole world, some malicious developers are in trouble to gain profit from the series. For example, hackers. Hackers, who targeted the Android ecosystem with the malware they developed, managed to fool thousands of users with Squid Game wallpapers. According to the reviews, at least 5,000 Android phones have been affected by this malware.
Squid Game-themed malware removed from Google Play Store
A cybersecurity expert nicknamed “ReBensk” announced that he has detected a new malicious application that has appeared on the app store without being filtered by the Google Play Store. This app offered users Squid Game themed wallpapers. However, the main purpose of this application developed by hackers was to seize their money by offering paid subscriptions to users. ESET, one of the well-established companies of the antivirus world, confirmed the detection of ReBensk as a result of its investigations. The app in question included users in a paid subscription system without even knowing it.
Upon the studies, Google removed the wallpaper application in question from the Google Play Store. Before the app was removed, it had been downloaded by more than 5,000 users. If you are going to download software related to Squid Game on your smartphone right now, it may be helpful to think a few times before doing this. Note that this advice applies not only to the Android ecosystem, but also to the iOS ecosystem.
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