Android-virus takes money through the bank application

On devices running Android discovered a new virus that is able to independently go to the bank to withdraw money, and applications. With the trojan already facing two Russian banks: "Post Bank" and the Moscow Credit Bank. This is with reference to the annual report of the Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019 reports RBC.

According to representatives of the affected banks, the scope of application of the virus is still extremely small. In addition, banks can monitor contamination and to warn customers of smartphones on suspicion of carrying out suspicious transactions, if necessary.

The emergence of a new type of Trojan in 2019 and confirmed in the "Kaspersky Lab". Antivirus expert Victor Chebyshev company noted that the cases where the virus managed banking application, forcing him to hold the payment until rare.

The new annual report to Group-IB, just one year with the help of Android-Trojan attackers managed to steal 110 million rubles. This is 43% less than the same period last year. According to experts, the use of viruses in Russia declined after the arrest the owners of the largest-All Android botnet.