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Europol Announces Takedown of FluBot Mobile Spyware

June 1, 2022

Also referred to as Fedex Banker and Cabassous, the spyware has been around since late 2020, mainly focused on users in Europe, but with attacks also registered in the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and elsewhere.

The threat spreads using a technique known as smishing, which involves SMS phishing messages that attempt to lure victims into clicking a link to download the malicious payload.

Initially, the spyware only targeted Android devices, but recent campaigns were seen targeting iOS devices as well. Security researchers have reported seeing tens of thousands of SMS messages being sent hourly as part of these widespread attacks.

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