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Researchers predict upsurge of Android banking malware

January 25, 2017

Android users, beware: source code and instructions for creating a potent Android banking Trojan have been leaked on a hacker forum, and researchers are expecting an onslaught of malware based on it.

In fact, one has already been spotted. Masquerading as a variety of benign apps (e.g. Google Play) on third-party Android app markets, the Trojan – dubbed Android.BankBot.149.origin by Dr. Web researchers – is eminently capable.

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