The expert warned about the transfer of data to malware without the Internet

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Malware can transmit stolen data via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to other infected devices without access to the network, warned Stanislav Pyzhov, head of the malware analysis group at the Solar 4RAYS cyber threat research center.

An infected smartphone can collect information through its camera, microphone and sensors, storing it until it can be transmitted.

To protect yourself, it is recommended to install applications only from official stores and check their permissions.

MOSCOW, September 8 - RIA Novosti. Malicious software is capable of transmitting stolen data via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to other infected devices without access to the network, warned Stanislav Pyzhov, head of the malware analysis group at the Solar 4RAYS cyber threat research center.

“Hackers have learned to steal data from a smartphone even without the Internet - malware can transmit it via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to other infected devices that already have access to the network. Thus, attackers are able to gain access to user logins, passwords, messages and contacts,” writes Gazeta.Ru with reference to Pyzhov.

According to the expert, an infected smartphone, even without the Internet, can collect information through the camera, microphone and sensors, storing it until transmission becomes possible.

As noted in the material, in August ThreatFabric specialists described the Android Trojan Manic, which encrypts logins, passwords, SMS, push notifications and contacts - if it is not possible to contact the control server, it searches for other infected smartphones nearby and transmits information via Wi-Fi Direct or Bluetooth. The chain can include up to four intermediate devices, writes Gazeta.Ru.

“An illustrative example of how this can work even without the Internet and even on a switched off phone is the Find My Device (Google) and Find My (Apple) services. By default, they allow smartphones to detect other devices nearby and transmit data about their location,” Pyzhov noted.

In addition, the specialist noted that smartphone receivers send information via Bluetooth to Apple and Google servers, which makes it possible to track devices even when they are turned off - a mechanism for transmitting data without a network already exists and is used legally.