Android is in the center of attention because of a new malware recently discovered, this one named ZooPark and being the most dangerous that someone has discovered so far, unfortunately for users. ZooPark is a malware in its fourth generation at the moment, it was initially released for the Android platform some time ago, but this last generation is the most dangerous released by hackers to date, apparently being developed for the government of a country.
Android has been the target of hackers for a very long time thanks to the fact that the operating system is much more "free" than iOS, so the various types of malware released for the operating system can steal almost any kind of data. ZooPark, for example, can steal any kind of information from Android phones, because it can spy on all phone functions, including when it comes to encrypted communications between users of various messaging applications.
Android: ZooPark is the most DANGEROUS Malware discovered
Android is a vulnerability for those who use encrypted messaging applications, because ZooPark can extract: contact book, call list, internet browsing history, search history, photos, video clips (even from SD cards), keystroke logs pressed while using the phones, audio recordings, screenshots, plus conversations and photos/videos from applications like WhatsApp, or even Telegram, which has serious encryption, but the data can be easily extracted by hackers anyway.
"An advanced type of malware can spy on nearly every Android smartphone function and steal passwords, photos, video, screenshots and data from WhatsApp, Telegram and other apps. ZooPark has evolved over four generations, having started as simple malware that could "only" steal device account details and address book contacts."
Android is very easy to hack by hackers, and ZooPark seems to have been developed specifically to steal data from important people, from governments, or companies, only 100 victims have been discovered so far. The problem is, however, that if this malware was distributed in a public way, it would have a devastating effect on Android users all over the world, and this is because this malware can only be stopped by anti-virus solutions, or by reinstalling the operating systems.
