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Android security triple-whammy: New attack combines phishing, malware, and data theft

Android security triple-whammy: New attack combines phishing, malware, and data theft

November 6, 2017

Via: ZDnet
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Attackers are combining credential phishing, credit card data theft, and malware into a single campaign targeting banking details.

While it’s common to see attacks involving phishing or malware, the combination of these tactics in a single campaign targeting Android devices of financial services and banking customers indicates the extent to which attackers are willing to play a longer game in order to get to their goal.

The attacks combine phishing with the distribution of the Marcher Android trojan, a form of banking malware which has been active since at least late 2013.

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