March 28, 2025 By Pierluigi Paganini
Russian authorities arrested three suspects for developing Mamont, a newly identified Android banking trojan.
Russian authorities arrested three suspects in Saratov for developing Mamont (Russian for mammoth), a recently discovered Android banking trojan.
“Three Saratov residents are suspected of fraud and unauthorized access to computer information. Officers from the fraud prevention department of PJSC Sberbank assisted in the investigation.” reads the announcement published on Telegram by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).
“Preliminary findings indicate that the suspects developed malware called “Mamont,” which they distributed via Telegram channels under the guise of safe mobile applications and video files. Once a device was infected, the perpetrators could use SMS banking services to transfer money from victims’ bank cards to mobile operator accounts and electronic wallets under their control.”
