
Since the initial release of Pokémon GO, a free-to-play location-based augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic and published by The Pokémon Company, on July 6, 2016, cybercriminals have started taking advantage of the popular game, by creating fake and malicious versions of it. We have seen versions of the fake Pokémon GO that display annoying pop-up messages, and others that redirect mobile users to phishing websites that steal personal and financial information. Continue reading...