"Android Security Triple-Whammy: New Attack Combines Phishing, Malware, and Data Theft"

Researchers at Proofpoint have discovered a single campaign targeting Android devices that has combined the tactics of credential phishing, credit card data theft, and malware in order to gather sensitive banking infromation from financial services and banking customers. Researchers have warned of a significant increase in the use of this type of attack to target victims. This article further discusses the form of banking malware used in this attack campaign, the process of this multi-step attack scheme, targets of this attack, and how users could avoid being impacted by this type of campaign. 

ZDNet reports "Android Security Triple-Whammy: New Attack Combines Phishing, Malware, and Data Theft"

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