Friday, December 16, 2016

Tordow Android Trojan Can Do...Just About Anything

Tordow Android Trojan Can Do...Just About Anything: Tordow can make phone calls, control SMS messages, download and install programs, steal login credentials, encrypt files...

A wide-ranging catch-all Android malware known as Tordow v2.0 is affecting Russian victims, and researchers expect it to migrate to other parts of the globe.

Notably, Tordow is the first mobile banking Trojan for the Android operating system that seeks to gain root privileges on infected devices. According to Comodo Threat Research Labs, typically, banking malware does not require root access to perform its malicious activities. But, with root access, hackers acquire a wider range of functionality.[...]

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LinkedIn users targeted by hacking group

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