January 25, 2022 By Pierluigi Paganini
A new version of the BRATA malware implements a functionality to perform a factory reset of the device to wipe all data.
The new version of the BRATA Android malware supports new features, including GPS tracking and a functionality to perform a factory reset on the device.
Security experts at Kaspersky discovered the Android RAT BRATA (the name comes from ‘Brazilian RAT Android’) in 2019, when it was used to spy on Brazilian users. The BRATA RAT was first detected in January 2019 while spreading via WhatsApp and SMS messages.
