Researchers warn of Vultur Trojan attempting to steal banking credentials from Android devices

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Researchers warn of Vultur Trojan attempting to steal banking credentials from Android devices
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Researchers warn of Vultur Trojan attempting to steal banking credentials from Android devices

The malware initiates screen recording session if the app running in the foreground is in its target list

Researchers at cyber security firm ThreatFabric have published a report warning of a new kind of malware that is attempting to steal banking credentials of Android users through screen recordings. ...

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