Security News > 2023 > March > Nexus Android malware targets 450 financial applications
Nexus malware is an Android banking trojan promoted via a malware-as-a-service model.
In an underground cybercrime forum ad, the malware project is described as "Very new" and "Under continuous development." More messages from the Nexus author in one forum thread indicate the malware code has been created from scratch.
Nexus malware runs on Android operating systems and has several functionalities of interest to cybercriminals.
Nexus Android malware can steal information from crypto wallets.
Careful malware analysis done by Cleafy Labs has revealed code similarities between Nexus samples and SOVA, another Android banking trojan that emerged in mid-2021.
How to protect against this Nexus Android malware threat.
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