An Android game has been removed from the official Google Play store after it was found to be secretly stealing users’ WhatsApp conversation databases, and offering them for sale on an internet website.
The game, Balloon Pop 2, is nothing to write home about – but behind its simple exterior lies the ability to scoop up private conversations that you may have made via WhatsApp on your Android device, and upload them to a website called WhatsAppCopy.
The attacker can then visit the WhatsAppCopy website, enter the phone number of the Android device they are targeting, and (for a fee) access the private conversations.
Google clearly takes a dim view of the app, as it has now removed it from the official Google Play Android app store.
But, of course, it’s quite possible that the app will be widely distributed via unofficial stores – and future versions could be distributed using other disguises than a balloon-popping game.
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