It’s no secret that Android is the target for almost all identified mobile malware. Generally speaking, though, if you stick to the official Google Play store your odds of downloading something nefarious are significantly lower than when you download apps from a third-party app store. That isn’t always the case, though, as AVAST claims to have discovered an app in the Google Play app store designed to steal your money.

The app is called Cámara Visión Nocturna—which is Spanish for “night vision camera”—and the name seems ironically apropos for an app engineered to rob you blind. As I write this, it’s still available for download. 

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