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Hadlee Simons / Android Authority
TL;DR
- A malware, called “Sturus,” has emerged, and it exploits Android’s accessibility features to spread on your phone even without you noticing.
- It gains access to your Android after being installed via an APK file, and then monitors your phone’s interface, chats, and even button presses.
- It then recreates fake banking app UIs to steal your banking data, and places restrictions that prevent it from being uninstalled.
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