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Criminal schemes exploiting mobile banking apps, malware, or stolen credentials to steal funds or open credit in a victim's name.
Cyble says GhostBat RAT, spread by fake mParivahan and eChallan traffic-fine texts, now monitors 60 Indian banking, UPI and wallet apps for PINs. Its invisible-keypad overlay targets only Google Pay and MobiKwik.
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Banking scams targeting mobile users rose 35% in 12 months, according to research cited by Tech Radar. Because victims send the money themselves, banks are looking for signs of manipulation before a payment is authorised.
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BioCatch says employment scam victims rose 258% in a year at more than 370 banks in 21 countries, against 35% growth for all reported scams. Nine in ten scam sessions now start on a phone, so the signs of a coached victim have to be read inside the mobile session.
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ThreatFabric says the Android spyware encrypts stolen data and relays it over Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth when it cannot reach its C2, using up to four hops by default.
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Group-IB says a second app sets up the work profile within minutes of infection and clones a fake bank app into it, so the malware check inside that app looks at an empty room while the trojan runs in the personal space.
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The malware asks for accessibility, then has a second component build a work profile and copy the bank app into it. Group-IB says the clone registers with the bank as a new device while a black screen hides the transfer.
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Intel 471 found an unauthenticated panel called AppPanda running fake streaming lures behind paid Facebook ads, with affiliate tooling that re-signs the Android payload every hour and tracks ad spend the way a growth team would.
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