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fromThe Hacker News
9 hours ago
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New Android Trojan 'Herodotus' Outsmarts Anti-Fraud Systems by Typing Like a Human

Herodotus Android banking trojan performs device takeover using accessibility abuse, human-like delays, overlays, SMS interception, and targets Italy and Brazil.
fromThe Hacker News
2 months ago
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HOOK Android Trojan Adds Ransomware Overlays, Expands to 107 Remote Commands

HOOK Android banking trojan variant adds ransomware-style full-screen overlays, expanded remote commands, and enhanced data theft and device takeover capabilities.
fromTheregister
4 days ago

Android malware uses random text delays to look more human

Updated A new Android malware strain, Herodotus, steals credentials, logs keystrokes, streams victims' screens, and hijacks input - but with a twist: it mimics human typing by adding random delays between keystrokes to evade behavioral fraud detection systems. The trojan, named after the ancient Greek Father of History - or Father of Lies - includes pieces of banking malware Brokewell along with original parts, and has been used in device takeover attacks in Italy and Brazil, according to Dutch firm ThreatFabric's mobile threat intelligence team.
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