This Vultur app takes malicious to the next level

Image: Natalya Burova / Getty Images. Article by Evan Schuman. Computerworld – August 4, 2021.

A Netherlands security research firm has uncovered a new Android dropper app, dubbed Vultur, that delivers legitimate functionality, then silently shifts into malicious mode when it detects banking and other financial activities.

Vultur, found by ThreatFabric, is a keylogger that captures financial institution credentials by piggybacking  on the current banking session and stealing funds right away — invisibly. And just in case the victim realizes what is happening, it locks down the screen. […]

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