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MysteryBot: The new Android malware that fuses keylogger, ransomware, and banking trojan

Security researchers from ThreatFabric have discovered an experimental form of Android malware that is still under development. According to the researchers, the new malware blends the features of a banking trojan, keylogger, and ransomware that targets Android devices running on 7.0 or 8.0.

June 21, 2018 · 1 min · 68 words · Gregory Patton

MysteryBotexhibits exceptional capabilities, taking complete control of the affected machine.

It can alsoencryptallthe gear filesin the external storageand delete all contact information on the gear.

In the end they will just end up installing malware.

MysteryBot: The new Android malware that fuses keylogger, ransomware, and banking trojan

Also, it is important to know thattheyre downloading from the Play Store as well.

However, most Android banking Trojans seem to be distributed via smishing/phishing & side-loading.

Source:Bleeping Computer

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source: www.techworm.net