A newly uncovered Android trojan can install advanced spyware on unsuspecting users’ phones under the guise that it’s just part of the operating system, according to research from Cisco Talos out Thursday. Talos says that the malware’s sophistication is “of an uncommonly high level, making it a dangerous threat.” Vitor Ventura, who authored the Talos report, told CyberScoop by email that it “appears to be a new family of malware.” After being installed and going through some onboarding procedures, the “GPlayed” trojan has a broad range of spying capabilities.

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