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https://archive.is/yFDIc :
Bad news, fandroids: Mobile banking malware now encrypts files • The Register
'The modified Faketoken can steal credentials from more than 2,000 Android financial applications, security researchers at Kaspersky Lab warn. '
'Based on telemetry, Kaspersky Lab estimates that Faketoken has claimed over 16,000 victims in 27 countries. '
'The malware serves to underline why you should not blindly hand over permissions to mobile apps as well as the importance of backing up data. '
'Cybercrooks have outfitted ransomware functionality onto an already dangerous mobile banking Trojan. '
'Among other things, these rights enable Faketoken to steal data (such as contacts and files either directly or indirectly, through phishing pages). '
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[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
https://archive.is/yFDIc :
'The modified Faketoken can steal credentials from more than 2,000 Android financial applications, security researchers at Kaspersky Lab warn. '
'Based on telemetry, Kaspersky Lab estimates that Faketoken has claimed over 16,000 victims in 27 countries. '
'The malware serves to underline why you should not blindly hand over permissions to mobile apps as well as the importance of backing up data. '
'Cybercrooks have outfitted ransomware functionality onto an already dangerous mobile banking Trojan. '
'Among other things, these rights enable Faketoken to steal data (such as contacts and files either directly or indirectly, through phishing pages). '
This has been an automated message.