New malware alert

T TV Saturday 06/January/2018 17:08 PM
By: Times News Service

Bank Muscat has warned all of its customers in Oman to be cautious of new malware infecting android devices.
“A new variant of malware has been invading android devices which steals personal information, card details and disrupts your smartphone’s performance and safety. This could compromise all of your mail, messages, apps, storage and banking app information on your phone" - Bank Muscat
Bank Muscat also provided further recommendations to ensure residents in Oman are not affected by malware.
These include avoiding third-party app stores, to be cautious of strange requests for information, to install anti-virus software to protect phones against major malware.