Sep 05, 2023THNCyber Threat / Malware Banking and logistics industries are under the onslaught of a reworked variant of a malware called Chaes. "It has undergone major overhauls: from being rewritten entirely in Python, which resulted in lower detection rates by traditional defense systems, to a comprehensive redesign and an enhanced communication protocol," Morphisec said in … [Read more...] about New Python Variant of Chaes Malware Targets Banking and Logistics Industries
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New Android Banking Trojan Targeting Brazilian Financial Institutions
A new Android banking trojan has set its eyes on Brazilian financial institutions to commit fraud by leveraging the PIX payments platform. Italian cybersecurity company Cleafy, which discovered the malware between the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, is tracking it under the name PixPirate. "PixPirate belongs to the newest generation of Android banking trojan, as it can … [Read more...] about New Android Banking Trojan Targeting Brazilian Financial Institutions
Malicious Google Play Store App Spotted Distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan
Google has removed two new malicious dropper apps that have been detected on the Play Store for Android, one of which posed as a lifestyle app and was caught distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. "Xenomorph is a trojan that steals credentials from banking applications on users' devices," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Himanshu Sharma and Viral Gandhi said in an analysis … [Read more...] about Malicious Google Play Store App Spotted Distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan
These Dropper Apps On Play Store Targeting Over 200 Banking and Cryptocurrency Wallets
Five malicious dropper Android apps with over 130,000 cumulative installations have been discovered on the Google Play Store distributing banking trojans like SharkBot and Vultur, which are capable of stealing financial data and performing on-device fraud. "These droppers continue the unstopping evolution of malicious apps sneaking to the official store," Dutch mobile security … [Read more...] about These Dropper Apps On Play Store Targeting Over 200 Banking and Cryptocurrency Wallets
Hackers Using Vishing to Trick Victims into Installing Android Banking Malware
Malicious actors are resorting to voice phishing (vishing) tactics to dupe victims into installing Android malware on their devices, new research from ThreatFabric reveals. The Dutch mobile security company said it identified a network of phishing websites targeting Italian online-banking users that are designed to get hold of their contact details. Telephone-oriented attack … [Read more...] about Hackers Using Vishing to Trick Victims into Installing Android Banking Malware
New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Campaign Targeting Spanish Manufacturers
Organizations in the Spanish-speaking nations of Mexico and Spain are in the crosshairs of a new campaign designed to deliver the Grandoreiro banking trojan. "In this campaign, the threat actors impersonate government officials from the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City and from the Public Ministry in the form of spear-phishing emails in order to lure victims to … [Read more...] about New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Campaign Targeting Spanish Manufacturers
Over a Dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store Caught Dropping Banking Malware
A malicious campaign leveraged seemingly innocuous Android dropper apps on the Google Play Store to compromise users' devices with banking malware. These 17 dropper apps, collectively dubbed DawDropper by Trend Micro, masqueraded as productivity and utility apps such as document scanners, QR code readers, VPN services, and call recorders, among others. All these apps in … [Read more...] about Over a Dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store Caught Dropping Banking Malware
10 Most Prolific Banking Trojans Targeting Hundreds of Financial Apps with Over a Billion Users
10 of the most prolific mobile banking trojans have set their eyes on 639 financial applications that are available on the Google Play Store and have been cumulatively downloaded over 1.01 billion times. Some of the most targeted apps include Walmart-backed PhonePe, Binance, Cash App, Garanti BBVA Mobile, La Banque Postale, Ma Banque, Caf - Mon Compte, Postepay, and BBVA … [Read more...] about 10 Most Prolific Banking Trojans Targeting Hundreds of Financial Apps with Over a Billion Users
TeaBot Android Banking Malware Spreads Again Through Google Play Store Apps
An Android banking trojan designed to steal credentials and SMS messages has been observed once again sneaking past Google Play Store protections to target users of more than 400 banking and financial apps, including those from Russia, China, and the U.S. "TeaBot RAT capabilities are achieved via the device screen's live streaming (requested on-demand) plus the abuse of … [Read more...] about TeaBot Android Banking Malware Spreads Again Through Google Play Store Apps
How banking giant ING is future-proofing payment processing with Elastic
ING Group is a Dutch-based multinational banking and financial services corporation serving more than 38 million customers globally. It’s one of the biggest banks in the world, and consistently ranks among the top 30 largest banks globally.Our 20-year-old COBOL-based financial messaging system — which provides electronic instructions to enable financial transactions between … [Read more...] about How banking giant ING is future-proofing payment processing with Elastic