Tag: MOBILE

Introduction

In our previous article “Mobile banking fraud: BRATA strikes again” we’ve described how threat actors (TAs) leverage the Android banking trojan BRATA to perpetrate fraud via unauthorized wire transfers.

In this article, we are presenting further insights, on how BRATA is evolving in terms of both new targets and new features, such as:

Capability to perform the device factory reset: it appears that TAs are leveraging this feature to erase any trace, right after an unauthorized wire transfer attempt.…
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We investigated the most recent activities of APT36, also known as Earth Karkaddan, a politically motivated advanced persistent threat (APT) group, and discuss its use of CapraRAT, an Android RAT with clear similarities in design to the group’s favored Windows malware, Crimson RAT.

APT36, also known as Earth Karkaddan, a politically motivated advanced persistent threat (APT) group, has historically targeted Indian military and diplomatic resources.…

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Authored by: Wenfeng Yu

McAfee Mobile Research team recently discovered a new piece of malware that specifically steals Google, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram and PUBG game accounts. This malware hides in a game assistant tool called “DesiEsp” which is an assistant tool for PUBG game available on GitHub.…

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Recently, the McAfee Mobile Research Team uncovered several new variants of the Android malware family BRATA being distributed in Google Play, ironically posing as app security scanners.

These malicious apps urge users to update Chrome, WhatsApp, or a PDF reader, yet instead of updating the app in question, they take full control of the device by abusing accessibility services.…

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Researchers from Palo Alto Networks, has confirmed that Taomike, a Chinese mobile advertising company, has been distributing a malicious Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows Android developers for implementing in-app purchases (IAPs) for Android apps. The SDK, which can be downloaded for free via Taomike, steals all messages on infected phones and sends them to the Taomike controlled server.…
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Photo Courtesy: Dr. Web Security researchers from Doctor Web, Russian anti-virus software developer, have detected another new Android Trojan, which is said to be distributed among users from china to spy on their victims. Previously, the researchers had found an Android Trojan, which spreads as a security certificate that tricks users into thinking it must be installed onto users device.…
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Fake virus alert is the technique used by the Cyber criminals to trick users into thinking their system have a virus then tell them to install or buy fake applications, sometimes redirect them to spam websites.

A New fake virus alert spotted by Malware Bytes team says users that their device infected by a dangerous virus created by Chinese Hackers.…

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