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Malware Targets Banks, Crypto Platforms and Social MediaNewly surfaced Android-based banking Trojan gives threat actors near-total control over infected devices, letting them steal user credentials for direct access to financial accounts, says researchers. Rokarolla tricks users into side-loading malicious versions of popular, high traffic apps.
Web-to-App Pipeline Uses Meta Pixel and Yandex MetricaAmerican social media giant Meta and Russian counterpart Yandex each found methods to break through privacy protections enabled by Android users, say academics in newly disclosed research. A Meta spokesperson in a prepared statement said it stopped the tracking "upon becoming aware of the concerns."
Social Engineering Attacks Trick Victims Running Malware-Installation ScriptsAttackers are tapping TikTok to distribute videos, apparently generated using artificial intelligence tools, to trick victims into running scripts that install information-stealing malware, researchers warn. The campaign is the latest in a long line of schemes designed to distribute infostealers.
CoralRaider Looks for Social Media Accounts That Contain Payment InformationVietnamese financially motivated hackers are targeting businesses across Asia in a campaign to harvest corporate credentials and financial data for resale in online criminal markets. Researchers at Cisco Talos identified a cluster of hacking activity its tracks as CoralRaider.
$295 Million in Digital Assets Lost Last Year to Wallet Drainers, Researchers WarnCryptocurrency phishing scams designed to send crypto owners to fake versions of legitimate sites, recently disseminated via hijacked high-profile social media accounts, highlight the ongoing use of drainer scam-as-a-service offerings, which researchers say last year led to $295 million in losses.