Security News > 2024 > August > New Android Malware NGate Steals NFC Data to Clone Contactless Payment Cards
2024-08-26 04:46
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new Android malware that can relay victims' contactless payment data from physical credit and debit cards to an attacker-controlled device with the goal of conducting fraudulent operations. The Slovak cybersecurity company is tracking the novel malware as NGate, stating it observed the crimeware campaign targeting three banks in Czechia. The malware "has
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