MHA warns of malicious ‘pornography’ apps that can hijack Android phones, enable financial fraud

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory warning of a rise in financial frauds carried out through malicious Android applications disguised as pornography apps and promoted through advertisements on Facebook and Instagram.

The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU), under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), issued advisory TAU/ADV/018 on August 26, warning users about fake apps named “Night Play”, “Reloop”, “Kyss”, “Vimo”, “Rivo”, “Nexo” and “Vixa”.