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This Android Malware Can Steal Money From Your Bank And Block Calls To Your Bank Customer Service

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There’s a criminal software out there that was first discovered in 2013 and has since been upgraded to include something really scary. Called Android Fakebank , once it gets into your device, it will trick you into replacing your bank app and once it successfully does that, the attacker will basically have access to your funds. But now Symantec tell us that the malware now has the ability to stop outgoing calls to your bank customer service. As you no longer are able to reach your bank customer support service even if you are suspicious, it will give the bad guy more time to do whatever they will before your bank finally realises. Here’s a bit of what the guys at Symantec said about it; Once installed, the new Android.Fakebank.B variants register a BroadcastReceiver component that gets triggered every time the user tries to make an outgoing call. If the dialed number belongs to any of the customer service call centers of the target banks, the malware programmatically cancels