Warning As Google Play ‘Call History For Any Number’ Scam Cons Millions

The promise of being able to access a complete call history, including SMS and WhatsApp, for any given phone number proved just too tempting for millions of visitors to Google Play. A fraud campaign known as CallPhantom, which spread across a total of 28 Android apps, had a staggering 7.3 million downloads before Google eventually removed them from the Play Store.

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CallPhantom Attackers Invaded Google Play Store To Scam Millions Of Users

Google has been very busy of late dealing with security problems. First, there was the small matter of some 127 security vulnerabilities uncovered in the Chrome web browser and patched in the 148.0.7778.96/97 update. And now, it has been confirmed that 28 Android apps have been removed from the Google Play Store following an investigation by researchers at ESET that revealed they were part of a…