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Originally Posted by Qtx
Plenty of Android malware on the play store disguised as Antivirus software and Android is a very lucrative platform with a large number of potential victims. Some custom roms (particularly Chinese/China based) available for download are pre-rootkitted so are well hidden from being spotted too. Gonna get worse before it gets better  |
Heh there's at least one Android Malware that actually co-operates with PC malware to steal money from online banking. It uses a broadcast receiver to intercept SMS.
The malware between them steal online banking credentials for bank(s) that use SMS to authenticate online transfers, then after a C&C request initiate a transfer to an account to receive the cash.
The SMS authentication gets intercepted by the Android malware and is used to complete the transaction without the user's knowledge.
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