Friday, 24 March, 2023

Kaspersky discovers new banking malware, Indians also on target

<p>Kaspersky has discovered new banking malware called Ghimob, that can spy and steal data from 153 Android apps including banking. The malware, using names like Google Docs, WhatsApp Updater, Google Defender, can be hidden inside malicious apps available on third-party app downloads or shared via email. Users in Brazil are the most targeted followed by India, China, US. It blocks the user from uninstalling it, restarting or shutting down the device.</p>