Security News > 2023 > December > Ten new Android banking trojans targeted 985 bank apps in 2023
This year has seen the emergence of ten new Android banking malware families, which collectively target 985 bank and fintech/trading apps from financial institutes across 61 countries.
Banking trojans are malware that targets people's online bank accounts and money by stealing credentials and session cookies, bypassing 2FA protections, and sometimes even performing transactions automatically.
In addition to the ten new trojans launched in 2023, 19 families from 2022 were modified to add new capabilities and increase their operational sophistication.
Another worrying development is that banking trojans are moving past just stealing banking credentials and money and are now also targeting social media, messaging, and personal data.
Zimperium has examined ten new banking trojans with over 2,100 variants circulated in the wild, masquerading as special utilities, productivity apps, entertainment portals, photography tools, games, and education aids.
Vultur: Trojan with nine variants targeting 122 banking apps in 15 countries.
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