{"id":581,"date":"2014-12-03T09:10:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T09:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/?p=581"},"modified":"2014-12-03T09:10:53","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T09:10:53","slug":"sms-malware-spreads-on-android-phones-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/sms-malware-spreads-on-android-phones-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"SMS Malware Spreads on Android Phones in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shockingly, an SMS Virus has been rapidly spreading across Android phones in Singapore. The Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team much popular as SingCERT also posted the warning on its website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/android_malware_580-100043881-large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-582 aligncenter\" alt=\"SMS Malware Spreads on Android Phones in Singapore\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/android_malware_580-100043881-large.jpg\" width=\"348\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/android_malware_580-100043881-large.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/android_malware_580-100043881-large-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Virus message reads \u201cis this your photo?\u201d It is accompanied by a short link. 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