Users of the Xiaomi GetApps app store discovered a competing version of Telegram that pretends to be the original one.
GetApps has only one Telegram with reviews and screenshots. Somehow, the attackers managed to replace the installation file with a phishing version.
Once installed, the app looks like a real Telegram, but it has links to videos with two icons that show cash prizes on sweepstakes sites, and sometimes an advertising banner appears. It’s likely that this app also stores account information.
The most interesting thing is that complaints about fake Telegram in GetApps appeared back in September of this year, but since then Xiaomi has not taken any action, so people still continue to maintain the conservative version.
Users who installed Telegram from GetApps are advised to immediately delete it and download Telegram from Google Play or from the official website of the messenger.
In addition, the Xiaomi store constantly monitors installed programs and offers updated applications downloaded from Google Play to the version from GetApps. This cannot be done. [Telegram Info]
Source: Iphones RU
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