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Beware! 'Squid Game' smartphone app can steal your money

Cybercriminals have reportedly managed to get malware in the form of 'Squid Game' phone wallpaper app on the Google Play Store.

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Netflix series 'Squid Game' is extremely popular and the craze around it is palpable. So much is its popularity that people are also setting images from the series as wallpaper on their smartphones.

If you are also among those who have the 'Squid Game' pictures as your wallpaper, beware! Cybercriminals have reportedly managed to get malware in the form of 'Squid Game' phone wallpaper app on the Google Play Store. Running this app can result in unwanted subscriptions on your smartphone.

The app was reportedly searched by an android security researcher on Twitter with @ReBensk handle. According to a Forbes report, the malicious app, Squid Game Wallpapers 4K HD, has been downloaded at least 5,000 times before it was discovered by Google and the company has blocked it on Play Store. This wallpaper app has been developed for fans of Squid Game series. The tweet said there are many malicious Android apps related to Squid Games. 

Dubbed Android Joker 

@ReBensk's warning has since been analyzed by ESET Android security researcher Lucas Stefano. ESET's Stefano has called the app a Squid Game-themed Android joker. Malware called Jokers is the most dangerous. It was first discovered in 2017. In 2020, Google shared a blog post on the company's long battle with Joker malware.

Squid Games is currently the most popular series on Netflix. According to Stefano, more than 200 'Squid Game' related apps are available on Google Play Store. "It seems that people are making money from these fake apps because of this series," he said in a tweet. Despite not being official, these apps have been installed more than 1 million times in 10 days.'

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