NEW DELHI: Google has detected an app 'Tizi', which has been stealing information from call records and also from social media apps like Facebook WhatsApp , and also take pictures from mobile phones without even displaying them on screen of the device. "Tizi is a fully featured backdoor that installs spyware to steal sensitive data from popular social media applications. "The rooting capabilities give an app full control of the device. An app with rooting is like a user using the device. As the blog suggests, we advise customers who use Skype on these platforms to ensure their systems are up to date.

Source: Economic Times November 29, 2017 14:35 UTC