Wednesday, December 12, 2018

A New Android Trojan Masquerading Battery Tool App To Steal Money From Paypal


Android users are having another attack on their devices. A new Android Trojan is abusing Android Accessibility to get hold of your Paypal account without actually hacking it. In addition, the Trojan is also attacking five legitimate apps, Google Play, WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, and Gmail.

 A New Android Trojan Masquerading Battery Tool App To Steal Money From Paypal
Guardocs - GridTech Security

Researchers from ESET security firm have discovered a Android Trojan employing a novel Android Accessibility abuse to hack the official PayPal app. This Trojan targets Android users, and the malware combines the capabilities of a remotely controlled banking Trojan with the misuse of Android Accessibility services, to target users of the official PayPal app. The Trojan is so capable, it can bypass the PayPal's two-factor authentication.
If installed, there is no way a regular user could detect the Trojan. 

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