Topic: BRATA Wipes Your Device After Stealing Data

[Skhilled (OP)]

The Android malware known as BRATA has added new and dangerous features to its latest version, including GPS tracking, the capacity to use multiple communication channels, and a function that performs a factory reset on the device to wipe all traces of malicious activity.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-malware-brata-wipes-your-device-after-stealing-data/

[Ken]

Gotta watch this one because of my Android phone.

[Skhilled (OP)]

Me too. But basically, if you watch the apps you download and check their permissions before downloading them as well as watch who's calling you'll be ok. I never answer calls from people I don't know.