New Delhi: If you also use banking through an Android phone, then there is important news for you. The country’s Federal Cyber Security Agency said in a fresh advisory that a banking Trojan malware has been detected in Indian cyberspace which is designed to stealthily attack bank customers using Android phones. It has already targeted more than 27 public and private sector banks.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said in an advisory issued on Tuesday that the phishing malware is masquerading as ‘Income Tax Refund’ and is effectively threatening the privacy of customer data. and could result in large-scale attacks and financial fraud.
The advisory states that it has been observed that Indian banking customers are being targeted by a new type of mobile banking campaign using Drinik Android malware. Drinik started out as an SMS burglar in 2016 and has recently evolved into a banking Trojan that displays phishing screens and persuades users to enter sensitive banking information.
CERT-In said that customers of more than 27 Indian banks in the public and private sectors have already been targeted by the attackers. CERT-In is the federal technology arm to combat cyber attacks and protect cyberspace against phishing and hacking attacks and similar online attacks.
