{"id":10899,"date":"2019-09-08T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/sms-message-spying-joker-malware-infects-500k-users-in-24-android-apps-on-google-play\/"},"modified":"2019-09-08T08:00:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T08:00:15","slug":"sms-message-spying-joker-malware-infects-500k-users-in-24-android-apps-on-google-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=10899","title":{"rendered":"SMS Message Spying Joker Malware Infects 500K Users In 24 Android Apps On Google Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/sms-message-spying-joker-malware-infects-500k-user\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/49221\/thumbnail\/default\/thumbnailhackerencryption.jpg\" alt=\"SMS Message Spying Joker Malware Infects 500K Users In 24 Android Apps On Google Play\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nThe latest \u201cJoker\u201d spyware is no laughing matter as it can easily compromise a lot of the personal data you keep on your phone. 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