It has been announced by the central government that ‘Daam’ malware is infecting Android devices, and the government has issued an advisory regarding the same. CERT-IN, the national cyber security agency of the Indian government, released an advisory informing the public about the possibility of hackers hacking your calls, contacts, history, and camera due to this virus.
The virus’ ability to bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on targeted devices makes it very dangerous, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In, which provided the information.
As quoted by the PTI news agency, the Android botnet is distributed primarily through third-party websites or apps downloaded from untrusted or unknown sources, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The malware is coded to operate on the victim’s device using an encryption algorithm known as AES (advanced encryption standard). The advisory reports that the other files are then removed from local storage, leaving only the files that have the extension of “.enc” and a readme file, “readme_now.txt”, that contain the ransom note.
To prevent attacks by such viruses and malware, the central agency has suggested several do’s and don’ts.
This article has been indexed from CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
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