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Beware! This Android banking trojan intercepts SMS messages and bypasses 2SV

  • November 1, 2016
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It may be targeting your bank already…
David Bisson November 1, 2016
 
                                            


 
Watch out! A type of Android banking trojan capable of intercepting SMS messages is currently targeting at least 50 major banking organizations worldwide.
 
The malware goes by many names. Acecard, Slembunk, and Bankosy are a few, though it's most widely known as GM Bot.
In the last three months, researchers at Avast have recorded 200,000 instances in which its users have encountered the trojan.
 
That's probably because the malware is now targeting Bank of America, American Express, Chase, Discover, JP Morgan Chase, National Australia Bank, ING Direct, Credit Karma, Deutsche Bank, and other well known financial organizations with fake login pages designed to steal customers' credentials.
 
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