Check Point security researchers have warned that tactics employed by a mobile Trojan targeting users in China might become a worldwide threat when adopted by Western malware.
Called the “Swearing Trojan”, the threat was discovered not long ago by Tencent Security researchers, who revealed that the threat can steal bank credentials and other sensitive personal information from Android devices. The malware’s name comes from Chinese swear words that were found inside the malware’s code.
The Swearing Trojan can also bypass 2-factory authentication (2FA) security by replacing the original SMS app on the infected devices with an altered version, which allows it to intercept the one-time codes banks send to their users.
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