Serious Android Spyware Detected: Skygofree

ALERT! There has been some SERIOUS spyware discovered that effects Android devices!

Hey everyone, just thought I'd bring this your attention. There is a new exploit out there that allows attackers to completely gain root access of your Android devices. Not only is the absolutely egregious, the amount of access they have to your phone or tablet is outright insane! Many of us are utilizing our phones for things like our crypto wallets, exchanges and the like. So the implications of this exploit, as you can imagine can have some really big impacts on you and how you bank, or keep your crypto safe. So far it's been detected that you can gain complete control over the affected users microphone, camera and anything in between. Even your apps can be exploited once you've been infected.

"There are multiple, exceptional capabilities: usage of multiple exploits for gaining root privileges, a complex payload structure, [and] never-before-seen surveillance features," the researchers said.

( Sourced from the first article, an example piece of how the spyware can exploit your apps. )

According to the article, the next target seems to be Windows devices. Be very careful of what you are downloading from third-party sources from now on. Link to the sourced article and Link to the sourced article published by Kaspersky