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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.
Also: Indictments in Theft Case, KelpDAO Restarts OperationsThis week, banking Trojan TCLBanker targeted crypto platforms, three people indicted in a violent digital assets-related robbery, Kelp DAO restarted services after the $292 million hack and the U.S. Department of the Treasury tightened oversight of Binance.
'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.
New Trojan May Soon Be Offered for Sale to Criminal UndergroundSecurity researchers warn of "Massiv," an Android Trojan - disguised as an IPTV app - targeting users who sideload streaming apps. The malware enables screen capture, overlays and credential theft - and may soon be marketed on criminal underground forums as malware as a service.
Trojanized NetExtender Installer Exfiltrates Data to Hardcoded IP AddressFake versions of SonicWall VPN software contain a credential-stealing Trojan, the California network security company warned Monday. Imposter versions of tools such as VPNs, virtual desktops and software development tools "are often laced with infostealers."
New Variant Uses Virtualization to Weaponize Legit Apps, Stealing Data in Real TimeA banking Trojan known for mimicking mobile app login pages has gone to the next level by copying and pasting real mobile banking apps into a virtual environment it creates on infected smartphones, warn researchers. New Godfather malware "marks a significant leap in mobile threat capabilities."
North Korea's Lazarus Deploys Malicious NPM Packages to Steal DataNorth Korea's Lazarus Group expanded a malicious campaign of uploading malicious code to the JavaScript runtime environment npm repository, publishing 11 packages embedded with Trojan loaders. Researchers identified 11 malicious packages in the repository, a hotspot for supply chain attacks.
New Variants Steal PINs, Affect 13,000+ Users and Exploit Accessibility FeaturesA new variant of an Android banking Trojan called TrickMo is tricking victims into providing their phone unlock code, enabling hackers to sustain operations, warn cybersecurity researchers. The malware displays presents a deceptive HTML user interface that mimics the device's actual unlock screen.
GoldPickaxe Malware Can Record User’s Face - Use Video to Commit Deepfake ScamsA Chinese-speaking cybercrime group with the codename GoldFactory has built a new Android and iOS banking Trojan, GoldPickaxe, that can harvest and steal personal details, including biometric face profiles, that attackers use to create AI-driven deepfakes to fool bank defenses, researchers warn.
Both iOS and Android Variants Can Record Face Videos, Used to Create AI DeepfakesA Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed GoldFactory has built a new Android and iOS banking Trojan, GoldPickaxe, that can to harvest and steal personal details, including biometric face profiles, which attackers use to create AI-driven deepfakes to fool bank defenses, researchers warn.