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3-in-1 Android Malware Acts As Ransomware, Banking Trojan and Info Thief

Posted by timothy on from the now-how-much-would-you-pay? dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Why stop at asking ransom for encrypted files when you can also steal personal info, passwords, online banking credentials and credit card details, and sell it or use it to get even more money? Palo Alto researchers have recently analyzed Xbot, a Trojan that is capable of doing all the aforementioned things, and have found it mimicking 22 different Android apps.

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  1. Re:Hah. by inasity_rules · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop reading tfa... What is this 1999?

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