10 million Android users are tricked into downloading fake Samsung applications
According to a new report by CSIS Securtu group, about 10 million Android users have been tricked into downloading an advertised app that can update Android and help them improve their smartphone performance.
This application is called 'Updates for Samsung', which not only promises to provide updates but also requires users to pay up to $ 34.99 (ie over 800,000 VND) to receive updates. Latest Android every year. The application requires users to declare their ATM card to pay for updates instead of using the official Google Play form of payment.
The application allows users to download some Firmware files but these are pirated Firmware, have a slow download speed. Many users have left reviews saying that the Updates for Samsung application makes their phones face many unstable issues, leading to random restart, overheating, dropped calls .
The application also directs users to an unlocked SIM phone service for $ 19.99.
This is obviously a scam application. Only Samsung or smartphone manufacturers have the right to provide updates for your smartphone. However, not everyone knows this, as evidenced by up to 10 million people who downloaded this phishing application, according to the app's page. Unknown among them how many installments are authentic but the number may be very high.
Currently, the application has been removed from Google Play, but the long-term appearance and existence of Updates for Samsung shows how lax the level of Google's censorship application store is.
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