A new data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/this-android-spyware-is-posing-as-an-antivirus-app-to-steal-your-photos-and-passwords-how-to-stay-safe” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/this-android-spyware-is-posing-as-an-antivirus-app-to-steal-your-photos-and-passwords-how-to-stay-safe”>spyware campaign is mimicking popular apps like TikTok, YouTube and WhatsApp in order to try and lure users into visiting phishing sites and downloading the ClayRat spyware.
As reported by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/new-clayrat-spyware-targets-android.html” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” data-url=”https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/new-clayrat-spyware-targets-android.html” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>The Hacker News, this campaign is also using Telegram channels in order to spread the spyware while the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/fbi-issues-warning-over-free-online-file-converters-that-infect-your-pc-with-malware” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/fbi-issues-warning-over-free-online-file-converters-that-infect-your-pc-with-malware”>malicious sites are using artificially inflated download counts and manufactured testimonials in order to manufacture legitimacy.
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Once installed, the spyware can exfiltrate a large amount of personal data like…
