Squid games are your new favorite series on Netflix.
Make sure you like it to see the TV series.
When cyber criminals reportedly managed to get malware Masquerading as the Squid game wallpaper application to the Google Play Store.
This application was reportedly found by the Android Security Researcher with @rebensk handle on Twitter.
According to a report in Forbes, the evil application, 4K HD Squid Game Wallpaper, has been downloaded at least 5,000 times before it was discovered by Google and the company blocked it on the Play Store.
The wallpaper application claims dedicated to fans of the Squid TV game series.
@Rebensk Tweet warns users by downloading applications related to the Squid game series.
His tweet said that there are several dangerous Android applications related to Squid games in prey.
@ Commemoration of Rebensk was then analyzed by the security researcher of ESET Android Lukas Stefanko.
Eset’s Stefanko has called the application as an Android-themed Squid game Joker.
For those who are unconscious, Joker is one of the most persistent Android malware.
It was first discovered in 2017.
By 2020, Google shared a blog post on the company’s long battle with malware jokers.
“Squid game Android Joker theme 1) Download and run the original lib 2) Original Lib download and run the Payload APK.
Running this application on the device can produce malicious ads and / or unwanted SMS subscription actions,” Tweeted Stefanko.
He marked Tweet @ Rebensk on the Squid game application too.
Squid Game Android Joker1 theme1) Download and Run the original lib2) ORIGINAL LIB download and run APK Payl …
https://t.co/WrlFtZuez3- Lukas Stefanko (@LukasStEfanko) 1634629959000Squid Games is the most popular serial in Netflix.
According to Stefanko, there are more than 200 applications related to the Squid game available on the Google Play Store.
“It seems like a great opportunity to make money on advertisements in the application of one of the most popular TV shows without official games.
The most downloaded from them reaches 1 million installations in 10 days.
The game game is not handled well,” he.
Word in Tweet.