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The ‘Joker’ Virus Has Returned to Android: It Can Empty Your Bank Accounts Without You Noticing It and It Is Hidden in These Apps in the Google Play Store

Opera News – Entrepreneur

August 23, 2021

This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.

The Belgian Police warned about the return of the ‘Joker’ virus , which attacks Android devices and hides itself in various applications on the Google Play Store . This malware is capable of subscribing the user to payment services without their authorization and emptying their bank accounts without them noticing.

“This malicious program has been detected in eight Play Store applications that Google has suppressed,” say the Belgian authorities in a statement published this Friday on their website.

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