This Android Trojan blocks the victim from alerting banks

This Android Trojan blocks the victim from alerting banks

A new Trojan that can steal your payment data will also try to stymie you from alerting your bank.

Security vendor Symantec has noticed a “call-barring” function within newer versions of the Android.Fakebank.B malware family. By including this function, a hacker can delay the user from canceling any payment cards that have been compromised, the company said in a blog post.

Fakebank was originally detected in 2013. It pretends to be an Android app, when in reality it will try to steal the user’s money.

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