Hirudo swaps banking apps for modified versions that bypass safeguards

The malware steals bank account credentials, according to BleepingComputer, by substituting modified banking apps for legitimate ones. Those replacements disable checks within the apps themselves. The Hacker News reports that Dutch mobile security firm ThreatFabric identified patched versions targeting eight Indonesian banking apps.

Covered by 2 publishers within 1 hour of the first report.

• BleepingComputer: Hirudo Android malware replaces banking apps to evade security checks

Reporting2

THN The Hacker News Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) 7:08 AM

BC BleepingComputer Hirudo Android malware replaces banking apps to evade security checks · Bill Toulas 7:41 AM

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