RatOn Android Malware Detected With NFC Relay and ATS Banking Fraud Capabilities
RatOn is a new Android malware that has developed from a simple tool that can perform Near Field Communication (NFC) relay assaults to a complex remote access trojan that can perform device fraud using Automated Transfer System (ATS) capabilities.
In a research released today, the Dutch mobile security firm claimed that RatOn is a particularly potent danger since it combines conventional overlay attacks with automatic money transfers and NFC relay functionality.
The banking trojan may do automated money transfers via abusing George Česko, a bank application used in the Czech Republic, and has account takeover capabilities that target cryptocurrency wallet programs such as MetaMask, Trust, Blockchain.com, and Phantom.
Additionally, it can use device lockdown and custom overlay pag...