New Android Trojan Crocodilus Abuses Accessibility to Steal Banking and Crypto Credentials
Researchers studying cybersecurity have found Crocodilus, a new financial malware for Android that is especially intended for customers in Spain and Turkey.
Using cutting-edge tactics like remote control, black screen overlays, and sophisticated data collection via accessibility logging, Crocodilus comes into the picture not as a mere clone but as a full-fledged threat right away, according to ThreatFabric.
The software is meant to enable device takeover (DTO) and eventually carry out fraudulent transactions, just like other banking trojans of its kind. The malware's programmer speaks Turkish, according to an examination of the source code and debug messages.
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