One BankBot-infected app was downloaded between 5,000 and 10,000 times.
September 14th, 2017 By Hyacinth Mascarenhas
More BankBot apps have made their way into the Google Play Store, Trend Micro researchers have discoveredStephen Lam/Getty ImagesSecurity researchers have discovered that more apps carrying the malicious BankBot Android banking malware have made their way into Google's Play Store. The malware, which surfaced back in January, targets legitimate banking apps and uses fake overlay screens to trick unsuspecting users into providing their credentials.
The malware is even able to hijack and intercept SMS messages, allowing it to bypass the SMS-based two-factor authentication security feature.
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