Cybercriminals steal their victims' user data, such as web credentials, to sell them on underground hacker forums or use them for other illegal campaigns.
The malware specifically targets online banking applications, posing as legitimate banking apps including HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Kotak Bank and BurlaNubank.
According to a study by a tech company, 48% of macOS devices get infected by MacKeeper–an app made to keep macOS safe from malware.
If you have any of these apps installed on your Android device, it is best to uninstall them and run a full system scan using Play Protect.
A report from Threat Fabric recently warned about five Android apps that could steal personal banking data stored on your smartphone.
Some Android apps use their own framework to serve ads, which also means they could unknowingly be serving malware to users.
A team of security researchers at Microsoft described the malware as "information stealers."
The fake apps have been downloaded over 10.5 million times, according to a report from a cybersecurity company.
Approximately over 10,000 Android users have downloaded this virus-laden app.
Cybersecurity experts believe the Excel phishing scam is connected to a known Russian hacking group.
Tanglebot uses SMS to infect Android devices.
Gamers become vulnerable to attack when they download questionable files or apps, most of which come with features that allow them to cheat on games.
To protect their Android devices, users are being advised to download apps only from the Google Play Store.
Attackers may use the bug to access a victim’s private information by recording from a microphone or taking a screenshot from the webcam.
"Bizarro" is a new banking trojan that has been attempting to steal consumer financial information and mobile crypto wallets.
A malware that is capable of stealing sensitive information such as banking logins, passwords and contact details currently disguises as a delivery text message.
A move to disrupt the most dangerous malware botnet in history that took three months to materialize has finally rolled out.
McAfee discovered the malware hidden in eight Google Play Store apps with more than 700,000 downloads.
Victims are unaware that by downloading certain files, as instructed by the operator, they are actually making their devices vulnerable to the malware attack.
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