NCC Warns Nigerians Over New Apps Stealing Personal Data From Laptops, Mobile Phones

Umar Garba Danbatta, of the Nigerian Communications Commission Credit: NCC Source: Facebook

The Nigerian Communications Commission has alerted Nigerians over malicious apps stealing critical information.

The government agency said the apps are from Mobile Apps Group, which releases infected apps.

It said the apps steal personal information through Bluetooth, app-sharing and file-sharing applications.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerians to steer clear of mobile apps from the Mobile Apps Group.

The Commission said the group is known to release apps containing trojans and adware that were damaging to users and their privacy.

The viruses hide in Bluetooth and other critical apps.

According to the Punch, the regulatory body issued an advisory to mobile phone users on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

The NCC said: “The Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT) has continued to observe and monitor the constant introduction of malicious mobile applications into Google Play Store.

“Mobile apps Group has a history of distributing malware-infected apps through the Google Play store, and the current batch of apps has already been downloaded over a million times.”

The federal government agency said the group’s hostile apps include Bluetooth Auto Connect, Bluetooth App Sender, Driver, Bluetooth, Wi-fi, USB and smart switch, and a mobile transfer.

Additionally, the NCC said the hostile activities of the apps were high in possibility and potentially damaging.

According to the commission, the extensions surreptitiously track online browser activities and steal users’ data.

NCC announced this in a press release posted on its website.

Source: Legit.ng
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