Security News > 2024 > August > Android malware uses NFC to steal money at ATMs
2024-08-22 09:00
ESET researchers uncovered NGate malware, which can relay data from victims’ payment cards via a malicious app installed on their Android devices to the attacker’s rooted Android phone. Attack overview (Source: ESET) Unauthorized ATM withdrawals The campaign’s primary goal in targeting banks was facilitating unauthorized ATM withdrawals from the victims’ bank accounts. This was achieved by relaying NFC data from the victims’ physical payment cards via their compromised Android smartphones using the NGate Android malware … More → The post Android malware uses NFC to steal money at ATMs appeared first on Help Net Security.
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