A new Android trojan is being used to steal passwords from bank accounts in Brazil.

 

A new Android trojan is being used to steal passwords from bank accounts in Brazil. 

 The trojan is being tracked as PixPirate.


  • The malware was tracked between the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023.
  • PixPirate enables attackers to automate the process of its malware deployment by infecting Pix, a payment platform that is used by most banks in Brazil.
  • If the threat actor manages to successfully infect its target with PixPirate, they can:
    • Intercept banking credentials,
    • perform ATS attacks,
    • intercept/delete SMS messages,
    • prevent the uninstalling of apps, and
    • serve malvertising.


  • In 2020, Latin America was targeted with three times as many mobile browser attacks as the global average.

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