Το διαβόητο Ginp banking Trojan, το οποίο απέκτησε τη δυνατότητα εισαγωγής ψεύτικων μηνυμάτων κειμένου στα εισερχόμενα μιας κανονικής applications SMS in March, has now gained a new functionality that takes advantage of the recent pandemic.
Once installed on the victim's phone, the Ginp Trojan can be instructed by the attacker to open a webpage titled “Coronavirus Finder”, which claims that there are people nearby infected with the virus. To find out where these people are, the victim is asked to pay 75 euros.
If the victim agrees, it is transferred to a payment website.
Once the payment details are captured, however, the victim is neither charged that amount nor given information about these "infected" individuals. Instead, his credit card information has just been handed over to digital criminals.
Ginp is a Trojan that has evolved rapidly since it first appeared, constantly acquiring new features. In addition, while in the past the targets were mainly residents of Spain, the name of this latest version suggests that the attackers plan to target other countries as well.
“Cybercriminals have been trying for months to take advantage of the crisis of coronaviruses, launching attacks Phishing and creating malware with a core theme of the coronavirus. This is the first time, however, that we see a banking Trojan trying to take advantage of the pandemic. This is worrying, especially since Ginp is such an effective Trojan. We encourage Android device users to be especially vigilant at this time and for pop-ups, unknown websites and unexpected messages coronavirus "They should always be treated with skepticism," said Alexander Eremin, a security expert at Kaspersky.
More information about Ginp can be found at read it in Kaspersky Daily.
To reduce your risk of exposure to Ginp or other banking Trojans, Kaspersky experts recommend:
- "Download" applications only from the official Android Stores.
- Do not click on suspicious links or disclose sensitive information, such as passwords or credit / debit card information.
- Install a reliable solution better safetyon your phone.
