Tag: device takeover

2 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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New Android Malware Mimics Human Behavior to Evade Detection

A new Android malware called Herodotus has been discovered, designed to perform device takeover while mimicking human behavior to bypass biometric detection. Active campaigns have been observed in Italy and Brazil. Herodotus is being offered as Malware-as-a-Service and shows links to the previously…
android
credential theft
malware-as-a-service
banking trojan
device takeover
hook
mqtt
remote control
2025-10-28
octo
behavior mimicry
herodotus
brokewell
Published: October 28, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 1

The trojan horse that wanted to fly

Rocinante is a new strain of mobile malware originating from Brazil, capable of keylogging, stealing PII through phishing, and performing device takeover. It targets Brazilian banking institutions using a combination of Firebase messaging, HTTP traffic, WebSocket, and Telegram API for communication…
phishing
remote access
banking trojan
brazil
keylogging
mobile malware
2024-09-02
device takeover
hook
rocinante
ermac
Published: September 2, 2024
Downloadable IOCs: 4
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