SharkBot, a nascent Android banking trojan, has managed to bypass Google Play Store security barriers by masquerading as an antivirus app.
SharkBot, like TeaBot, FluBot, & Oscorp (UBEL), a class of malware that initiates money transfers by circumventing multi-factor authentication mechanisms, belongs to a class of financial trojans that steal credentials to access compromised devices. The first time it appeared was in November 2021.
SharkBot malware hides as Android antivirus in Google Play – bleepingcomputer.com
SharkBot banking malware has infiltrated the Google Play Store, the official Android app repository, posing as an antivirus with system cleaning capabilities. Although the trojan app was far from popular, its presence in Play Store shows that malware distributors can still bypass Google’s automatic defenses.
Link: SharkBot malware hides as Android antivirus in Google Play
via www.bleepingcomputer.com
