![]() ![]() ![]() Red Alert 2.0 will block incoming calls from banks, presumably to block verification attempts. The credentials are then sent to a command-and-control (C&C server) that the attackers control. Once a user downloads one of these malicious apps into their devices and opens it, a popup overlay will appear prompting the user to enter their login credentials. Dubbed Red Alert 2.0 (Detected by Trend Micro as ANDROIDOS_BANKER) by its creators, this new malware tricks users into downloading it by hiding in third-party app stores as fake versions of legitimate applications such as WhatsApp, Viber, and updates for both Android and Flash Player. A spate of new attacks targeting the Android operating system have been discovered using a banking trojan named after a video game.
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