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A Fake Streaming App Turned Android Phones Into Remote-Controlled Devices

Cybersecurity NewsSeptember 23, 20264 min read

A free television offer led Android users to a dangerous download. Ads for a streaming service urged them to install an app that could give criminals control of their phones, rather than access to shows. The malware behind the campaign is called StreamRat. The ads targeted Spanish-speaking users in Spain. One campaign reached about 570,000 […] The post A Fake Streaming App Turned Android Phones Into Remote-Controlled Devices appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A free television offer led Android users to a dangerous download. Ads for a streaming service urged them to install an app that could give criminals control of their phones, rather than access to shows. The malware behind the campaign is called StreamRat. The ads targeted Spanish-speaking users in Spain. One campaign reached about 570,000 Meta users between June 11 and July 3, 2026. That measures ad reach, not infections. The lure echoes fake streaming apps spreading TrickMo in another Android…

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