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$)¿La verdad está ahí fuera, o tal vez la mentira?($ #Pokémon Go# (o lo que es lo mismo = ¡espera! que voy con el móvil y te pillo), es un “vídeo–juego” –porque ya a cualquier cosa llaman vídeo–juego– desarrollado por (una de #Google#, como no!) para #dispositivos# “iOS y Android” publicado por . Dicho “juego” apareció hace apenas un par de semanas y –al parecer– está volviendo loco a todo el…

How to Stay Safe While Playing Pokemon Go #pokemon_go #pokemon #droidjack #safety

Today majority of the Population of the world is using android phone for almost every kind of work. It mostly includes their entertainment. And playing games is one of them. But simply playing touch and tap game on your phone is also getting boring. So, the gaming industries are evolving according it. And a new kind of game created known as “Pokémon Go” has been introduced. Pokemon Go is the…

Nintendo's new location-based augmented reality game Pokémon GO has been making rounds since its launch just a few days ago. People are so excited to catch 'em all that brought Nintendo's market-value gains to $7.5 Billion (£5.8 Billion) in just two days – the highest surge since 1983.

Due to the huge interest surrounding Pokémon GO, even hackers are using the game's popularity to distribute malicious versions of Pokémon GO that could install DroidJack malware on Android phones, allowing them to compromise user's devices completely.

However, the latest threat is related to the privacy concerns raised about the iOS version of the official Pokémon GO app.

Pokémon GO – A Huge Security Risk

"Pokémon Go" has become the hottest iPhone and Android game to hit the market in forever with enormous popularity and massive social impact. The app has taken the world by storm since its launch this week.

Nintendo's new location-based augmented reality game allows players to catch Pokémon in the real life using their device's camera and is currently only officially available in the United States, New Zealand, UK and Australia.

On an average, users are spending twice the amount of time engaged with the new Pokémon Go app than on apps like Snapchat. In fact Pokémon Go is experiencing massive server overload in just few days of launch.

Due to the huge interest surrounding Pokémon Go, many gaming and tutorial websites have offered tutorials recommending users to download the APK from a non-Google Play link.

In order to download the APK, users are required to "side-load" the malicious app by modifying their Android core security settings, allowing their device's OS to install apps from "untrusted sources."

Pokémon Go is Installing DroidJack Malware