Fleckpe Android Malware Sneaks onto Google Play Store with Over 620,000 Downloads

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A new Android subscription malware named Fleckpe has been unearthed on the Google Play Store, amassing more than 620,000 downloads in total since 2022.

Kaspersky, which identified 11 apps on the official app storefront, said the malware masqueraded as legitimate photo editing apps, camera, and smartphone wallpaper packs. The apps have since been taken down.

The operation primarily targeted users from Thailand, although telemetry data gathered by the Russian cybersecurity firm has revealed victims in Poland, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
 

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The list of the 11 offending apps is as follows -
  1. Beauty Camera Plus (com.beauty.camera.plus.photoeditor)
  2. Beauty Photo Camera (com.apps.camera.photos)
  3. Beauty Slimming Photo Editor (com.beauty.slimming.pro)
  4. Fingertip Graffiti (com.draw.graffiti)
  5. GIF Camera Editor (com.gif.camera.editor)
  6. HD 4K Wallpaper (com.hd.h4ks.wallpaper)
  7. Impressionism Pro Camera (com.impressionism.prozs.app)
  8. Microclip Video Editor (com.microclip.vodeoeditor)
  9. Night Mode Camera Pro (com.urox.opixe.nightcamreapro)
  10. Photo Camera Editor (com.toolbox.photoeditor)
  11. Photo Effect Editor (com.picture.pictureframe)
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