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Godfather malware is now hijacking legitimate banking apps — and you won’t see it coming


First it was fake login screens, now it’s virtual instances of banking apps

A notorious banking malware that targets the best Android phones has returned with new capabilities that make it even easier for hackers to siphon off your hard-earned cash. To appear more convincing while making things easier for hackers, Godfather now launches virtual instances of targeted apps from within a sandboxed environment on vulnerable Android smartphones. (Image credit: Google)Fortunately (at least for now), this upgraded version of the Godfather malware has only been used in attacks targeting Turkish Android users according to Zimperium’s report on the matter.

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