TinstaPorn Android Malware Poses as Casino App to Collect User Data
A fake Macau casino app uses rigged betting odds to exploit gamblers while collecting phone numbers, location data and device information from Android users.
FortiGuard Labs has analysed a malicious Android application called TinstaPorn, which poses as an online version of a famous casino in Macau. Identified as Android/TinstaPorn.A!tr, the app combines rigged gambling games with the collection of users’ personal information.
In its research shared with Hackread.com, FortiGuard Labs explained that despite its name, TinstaPorn has nothing to do with adult content. It offers casino games such as slots and roulette, but the odds are manipulated in the operators’ favor.
FortiGuard did not explain how the games’ outcomes are manipulated, only noting that the mathematical odds benefit the operators. The platform also encourages users to keep spending through VIP balance top-ups, rebates and referral rewards.
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