BANKING MALWARE FOUND IN GOOGLE ANDROID MARKET


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BANKING MALWARE FOUND IN GOOGLE ANDROID MARKET

Hoax Fapp aimed to steal banking details

by carrie-Anne Skinner

Mobile phone owners with handsets running Google's Android OS, such as the HTC Hero, could be at risk from cybercriminals trying to steal their bank account information.

According to Sophos, First Tech Credit Union has discovered the Droid09 app - which claimed to be a mobile banking application - on Android Market. Those that used the app would have seen their banking logons and passwords stolen by cybercriminals, possibly for use in ID theft.

Story at PCAdvisor - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/securityadvisor/news/index.cfm?newsid=3209953&sa

also read here: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Android-app-steals-bank-login-details-901895.html

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