Fake Aarogya Setu apps steal user data, add to privacy fears
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As privacy concerns around Indian government’s Aarogya Setu app ease up with the app being made open source, cybersecurity researchers have found fake apps masquerading as the contact tracing app and siphoning off user data. Cybersecurity firm SonicWall Labs Threats found that malicious fakes of the Aarogya Setu app which were spyware in disguise. These apps were capable of making phone calls to premium numbers, recording phone calls.
