Security News > 2022 > December > Android malware infected 300,000 devices to steal Facebook accounts

An Android malware campaign masquerading as reading and education apps has been underway since 2018, attempting to steal Facebook account credentials from infected devices.

According to a new report by Zimperium, the campaign has infected at least 300,000 devices across 71 countries, primarily focusing on Vietnam.

The Schoolyard Bully malware gets its name from masquerading as harmless and even beneficial educational apps.

The main goal of the 'malware is to steal Facebook account credentials, account ID, username, device name, device RAM, and device API. The trojan steals these details by opening a legitimate Facebook login page inside the app using WebView and injecting malicious JavaScript to extract the user inputs.

Since the 37 apps associated with this campaign are distributed via third-party app stores, the number of victims is likely higher as there is no reliable way to measure victim counts on these platforms.

The threat actors behind the Schoolyard Bully trojan are unknown, but the analysts were able to determine that the malware isn't associated with the FlyTrap operation, which also attempted to steal Facebook accounts and focused on Vietnam.

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