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Know the malware that steals your data and resets your Android phone
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Know the malware that steals your data and resets your Android phone

BROTHER, an Android malware, has gained dangerous new features in its latest version, including GPS tracking, the ability to utilize multiple communication channels, and a function that performs a factory reset of the device to clean all traces of malicious activity. The last time the virus was seen was in the year 2019, where Kaspersky reported that it located the malware as an Android RAT (remote access tool) and that Brazilians were the most targeted audience. A December 2021 report by Cleafy pointed out that BRATA appeared in Europe. E-banking users had their credentials stolen when they were tricked by fraudsters posing as the bank's customer support agents. The malware has continued to be monitored since then and recently, the website bleepingcomputer reported that a new repor...
Data collection without permission |  Several US states accuse Google
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Data collection without permission | Several US states accuse Google

(New York) Prosecutors in several US states sued Google on Monday, accusing it of collecting geolocation data from Internet users even when they have expressly refused, which the group denies. Posted at 11:00 a.m. In particular, the group offers users of the Android operating system or owners of an iPhone using a Google account to activate the option preventing the collection of geolocation data. However, according to the document filed Monday by the prosecutors of the federal capital Washington, Indiana, Texas and the state of Washington, even when the opti...