This impressive Trojan horses focused on Android is able to steal the passwords from banks to take control of your accounts, and is simply sufficient for a single text message to meet its mission.
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- The new version of TgToxic Malware focuses on Android smartphones.
- Malware can spread through simple harmful SMS.
- TgToxic can steal passwords and financial information.
New malware threatens Android smartphone users
Android smartphones, which store a large number of sensitive personal and financial data, are constantly the goal of computer pirate attacks. Recently a new version of the Trojan Horse Android Banking, known as TgtoxicIt has been updated to steal not only your passwords, but also your funds from your banking and financial applications as IZ cryptocurrencies.
According to Cybernews, which makes this new version of TgToxec particularly dangerous, it is the fact that it can be on your smartphone after accepting a simple harmful SMS. Previously, this Trojan horse targeted mainly Android users in Southeast Asia. However, its creators updated malware with new features that focus on European and Latin American banking applications. Now it is only a matter of time before Tgooxic spreads to the United States and other countries.
Continuous development of malware
Tgooxic Malware, discovered for the first time in 2022, was first broadcast through phishing websites and endangered social media accounts. It was also found in malicious applications that represent messages, sending messages and financial applications. Last October, the only Society for Management of Cleaba’s fraud discovered a new TGTOOXIC tribe that has appointed Toxic. After analysis, scientists of the company found that malware was still in development and that its creators planned to target several users outside Southeast Asia.
To avoid finding the performance of the bank or other malware on your smartphone, it is recommended to deactivate the ability to “authorize unknown sources” in the Android settings menu. This will prevent you from installing applications from unknown sources. In addition, it is advisable to limit the number of applications installed on your devices and be careful when you click on links or open attachments in messages from unknown carriers.