--- title: Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram,... description: Malicious Android apps posing as popular services like Google and Instagram are stealing users' credentials. The apps trick users into installing them, gain... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/malicious-android-apps-pose-as-google-instagram-whatsapp-spread-via-smishing-fvpymzkeq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, Spread via Smishing | daily.dev og:description: Malicious Android apps posing as popular services like Google and Instagram are stealing users' credentials. The apps trick users into installing them, gain... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/malicious-android-apps-pose-as-google-instagram-whatsapp-spread-via-smishing-fvpymzkeq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/FvpymZkeq.png og:image:alt: Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, Spread via Smishing og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, Spread via Smishing **[The Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/thn)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Malicious Android apps posing as popular services like Google and Instagram are stealing users' credentials. The apps trick users into installing them, gain control over the device, and carry out actions without the users' knowledge. The phishing URLs mimic the login pages of various services. This highlights the increasing threat of Android malware and banking Trojans. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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