Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

BTMOB sells Android full-device takeover as a kit, no coding needed. It steals data, records screens, and hands attackers remote control for $5,000 lifetime. Most Android malware requires at least some technical competence to deploy, but the BTMOB doesn’t. The developers sell it with a built-in APK builder that lets buyers generate new malicious apps, […]

An Android remote access trojan named BTMOB is offered to cybercriminals with a builder interface for generating malware payloads tailored to phishing lures. [...]

Latin America and Europe become the target of two banking trojan campaigns that are designed to infect Windows and Android devices with Grandoreiro and BTMOB malware, respectively

BTMOB Android RAT sold as a service with a no-code builder for fast, regional phishing lures

Malware-as-a-Service Operations Favors Russian-Speaking CustomersAn emerging remote access Trojan targeting Android devices in Spanish-speaking nations is propagating fraudulent advertisements as an initial access point on Meta-owned applications.

A nascent Android remote access trojan called Mirax has been observed actively targeting Spanish-speaking countries, with campaigns reaching more than 220,000 accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads through advertisements on Meta

'Cyber Android RAT' Can Capture WhatsApp History, Crypto Seed PhrasesCybercriminals are advertising on criminal hacking online boards an Android remote access Trojan that can steal victims' WhatsApp conversation history, surveil them in real time and extract cryptocurrency seed phrases for the low price of about $500 a month.

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered half-a-dozen new Android malware families that come with capabilities to steal data from compromised devices and conduct financial fraud

Bitdefender has discovered a new Android malware campaign that uses Hugging Face

Also, SmarterMail Flaw, Nike Breach Probe, Empire Market Co-Creator Pleads GuiltyThis week, researchers exposed an Android RAT abusing Hugging Face. Attackers exploited a SmarterMail flaw. Automakers raised cyber spending. CISA flagged a VMware bug. Microsoft patched Office. An Empire Market co-creator pleaded guilty. Nike probed a breach.

Threat actors have been observed leveraging malicious dropper apps masquerading as legitimate applications to deliver an Android SMS stealer dubbed Wonderland in mobile attacks targeting users in Uzbekistan

The remote access Trojan lets an attacker remotely control a victim's phone and can generate malicious apps from inside the Play Store.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Fantasy Hub that's sold on Russian-speaking Telegram channels under a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model

A new Android banking and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Klopatra disguised as an IPTV and VPN app has infected more than 3,000 devices across Europe. [...]

A previously undocumented Android banking trojan called Klopatra has compromised over 3,000 devices, with a majority of the infections reported in Spain and Italy

New Android RAT Klopatra is targeting financial institutions using advanced evasion techniques

A new Android malware called RatOn evolved from a basic tool capable of conducting Near Field Communication (NFC) attacks to a sophisticated remote access trojan with Automated Transfer System (ATS) capabilities to conduct device fraud

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a nascent Android remote access trojan (RAT) called PlayPraetor that has infected more than 11,000 devices, primarily across Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong

As many as 77 banking institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and national organizations have become the target of a newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called DroidBot

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Android remote access trojan (RAT) called BingoMod that not only performs fraudulent money transfers from the compromised devices but also wipes them in an attempt to erase traces of the malware