WhatsApp and Facebook users have been warned over an Android app which could steal your private texts. 

A special breed of communications-stealing malware has been attacking the Google Play Store, according to cyber researchers at

The malware exhibits a similar operational mechanism to those previously identified, but this bug has more permissions and presents more of a threat according to the company. 

The app successfully deceives its users and allows the threat actor to extract necessary information, before the victim realizes it is a dummy. 

While the app has since been removed from the Play Store, it will remain on your Android if you downloaded it beforehand. 

In this case you'll have to delete the app, ironically called SafeChat, manually. 

An Indian hacking group known as 'Bahamut' is thought to have injected the app with spyware which steals texts, call logs and GPS locations from phones. 

The hacking circle has been active since 2017 and has targeted a wide range of platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows according to Cyfirma.  

Last year, the group was linked to using fake VPN apps for Android devices which were designed to extract sensitive user data and actively spy on victim's messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal, Viber and Telegram. 

researchers reportedly found at least eight versions of the Bahamut spyware, which, they said,  could mean the campaign is well-maintained.

The malicious apps were never available for download from Google Play. 

The report warned: 'If the Bahamut spyware is enabled, then it can be remotely controlled by Bahamut operators and can exfiltrate various sensitive device data, such as contacts, SMS messages, call logs, a list of installed apps, device location, device accounts. 

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