cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/14903482

Finland’s Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) has issued a warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign targeting banking accounts.

  • Habahnow
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    8 months ago

    Meh I was more nervous based on the title, but it’s basically an app(malware) that people are told to install which can access phone details.

    • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
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      8 months ago

      And using loads of sensitive permissions to pull it off, like accessibility to read the screen. It’s not stealing the auth cookies from the app nor throwing exploits at Android to escape the sandbox.

      Headline definitely makes it sound like it’s a drive-by exploit, but no it’s just the usual social engineering everyone is familiar with.