Attention This fake WhatsApp app will steal your data, do not download it even by mistake

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps, used by billions of people around the world. Although the Facebook-owned company adds many new features to the platform, users still turn to mod apps to get some additional benefits. Let us tell you, mod apps are apps modified by third-party developers, which can provide you some additional features. But these apps can prove to be a big threat to your privacy. One such app is FMWhatsApp, which can steal your personal data.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has launched a new WhatsApp mod app. searched Whose name is FMWhatsApp. This fake WhatsApp app works to deliver malware to the users’ devices. The security firm says that this is Triada Trojan malware, which steals data from users’ devices. As we mentioned, mod apps are developed by third-party developers based on the original app. These look like real apps, but users get additional features in them.

Kaspersky’s report says that these mod apps run malware-laden advertisements on the device and some of these advertisements also run in the background without the user’s knowledge. They gain access to the device in such a way that their data is stolen without the users’ knowledge. FMWhatsApp also asks users for permission to read SMS. By getting access to SMS, the fake app steals the information contained in the personal and very important messages of the users. They obtain premium subscriptions of many services by obtaining the user’s verification code.

Kaspersky has advised users to avoid such clone apps (WhatsApp Clone Apps). Currently, there are millions of clone and mod apps available for Android and iOS apps, which can slow down your smartphone and what is more dangerous is that these apps can steal your personal data. Many apps are able to access your accounts. In such a situation, you should download only the apps available in Google Play and Apple App Store and first read the review of those apps and only then install them.