Android customers warned over iRecorder screen recorder app secretly recording spying on users
A popular Android screen recording app has been caught spying on its users , including recording their conversations and stealing documents from their phones, cybersecurity researchers report. Researchers at cybersecurity firm ESET discovered malware had been uploaded to the Android iRecorder — Screen Recorder app, which has been downloaded more than 50,000 times. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The online job ad that tricked a single mum into handing over her lifesavings. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The app was initially uploaded to the Google Play store as a harmless screen recording app in 2021, however, researchers found it likely became malicious in August. ESET says Android users who installed the app prior to then would have unknowingly exposed their devices to the malware, named AhRat after the malware AhMyth on which it is based, when they updated the app. “Aside from providing legitimate screen recording functionality, the malicious iRe...