ESET uncovers CallPhantom scam on Google Play: Fake logs for real money
ESET researchers have uncovered fraudulent apps on Google Play that claim to provide the call history “for any number.” The offending apps, which ESET named CallPhantom based on their false claims, purport to provide access to call histories, SMS records, and even WhatsApp call logs for any phone number. To unlock this supposed feature, users are asked to pay — but all they get in return is randomly generated data. ESET’s investigation identified 28 such fraudulent apps, cumulatively downloaded more than 7.3 million times. As an App Defense Alliance partner, we reported our findings to Google, which removed all of the apps identified in this report from Google Play.
The CallPhantom apps mainly targeted Android users in India. Many of the apps came with India’s +91 country code preselected, and support UPI, a payment system used primarily in India. 53.7% of all CallPhantom detections worldwide were found in India.
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