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Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy

FakeCall malware can reroute calls intended for banks to attacker-controlled numbers.

Last year, researchers from security firm ThreatFabric said the Trojan had begun supporting English, Japanese, and Chinese, although there were no indications people speaking those languages were actually targeted. People should think long and hard about installing any mobile app, particularly for Android devices, which over the years have been a frequent target of Trojans promising one thing and delivering under the hood a host of malicious others. Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords.

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