Analyst of the operational monitoring group of Angara Security Tatyana Lynova said that it is easier to protect the data stored on the phone than the information available from mobile operators. She told the Prime agency about this.

According to her, messages, photos, contacts, correspondence and banking data can be leaked, among other things, by the presence of hidden malware on the phone.

The expert said that malware most often requests unreasonable permissions to access and manage various phone functions and files. She explained that it could be any app, such as a flashlight, a photo editor, or a calorie counting app.

The analyst advised using the official Google Play Store and App Store to avoid getting infected with malware and potential malware and stealing valuable information.

Earlier, a 0Day flaw was discovered in the popular Google Chrome browser, which is actively exploited by hackers in real cyber attacks.

According to experts, the vulnerability is related to the animation inside the browser and has a high level of danger. Attackers use these flaws to execute malicious code on computers running vulnerable versions of Chrome.

Experts said that the vulnerability, which was called CVE-2022-0609, also allows hackers to exit the browser sandbox and study other programs of the victim.

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