Security News > 2022 > January > Android malware BRATA wipes your device after stealing data
The Android malware known as BRATA has added new and dangerous features to its latest version, including GPS tracking, the capacity to use multiple communication channels, and a function that performs a factory reset on the device to wipe all traces of malicious activity.
Analysts at Cleafy continued to monitor BRATA for new features, and in a new report published today, illustrate how the malware continues to evolve.
The latest versions of the BRATA malware now target e-banking users in the UK, Poland, Italy, Spain, China, and Latin America.
BRATA uses factory resets as a kill switch for self-protection, but since they wipe the device, they also introduce the possibility of sudden and irreversible loss of data for the victim.
Finally, BRATA has added new communication channels for exchanging data with the C2 server and now supports HTTP and WebSockets.
BRATA is only one of many Android banking trojans and stealthy RATs circulating in the wild, targeting people's banking credentials.
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