New Android Banking trojan Hits India - Beware with your banking Apps!
The renowned internet security service provider has recently identified a trojan malware that attacks your banking apps and can gather important information about your banking credentials. The trojan has been identified as Android.banker.A2f8a and is distributed as the Adobe Flash Player. Once you install the app, you are asked to provide admin privileges.If you are providing the privileges, it will track for the banking apps installed on your device and send you fake messages to track your credentials. It has been reported that the trojan has affected or likely to affect if infected a whopping 232 banking and cryptocurrency apps globally. Some of the Indian banks affected are
axis.mobile (Axis Mobile)
snapwork.hdfc (HDFC Bank MobileBanking)
sbi.SBIFreedomPlus (SBI Anywhere Personal)
hdfcquickbank (HDFC Bank MobileBanking LITE)
csam.icici.bank.imobile (iMobile by ICICI Bank)
snapwork.IDBI (IDBI Bank GO Mobile+)
idbibank.abhay_card (Abhay by IDBI Bank Ltd)
com.idbi (IDBI Bank GO Mobile)
idbi.mpassbook (IDBI Bank mPassbook)
co.bankofbaroda.mpassbook (Baroda mPassbook)
unionbank.ecommerce.mobile.android (Union Bank Mobile Banking)
unionbank.ecommerce.mobile.commercial.legacy (Union Bank Commercial Clients )
I would invite all our members and techians to take precautionary measures and also inform your near and dear ones.