Fake Gmail Android app spies and steals personal information

Another malicious Android Trojan has been spotted hiding in a fake Gmail app to spy and steal from those tricked into downloading it.

Discovered by the security firm NQ Mobile, the fake app hides “DDSpy,” a piece of malware that, unbeknownst to the phone user, sneaks onto the device and receives commands from a remote server. Those commands, sent via text, include siphoning the victim’s call log, text messages and voicemails, data that is sent to the server in an email.