Android malware Albiriox abuses 400+ financial apps in on-device fraud and screen manipulation attacks

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• New Android MaaS “Albiriox” targets Austrian users’ banking and crypto apps
• Malware uses fake apps, dropper APKs, and 400+ overlays to steal sensitive data
• Researchers link campaign to Russian actors; stolen info exfiltrated via Telegram

Android users are being targeted by a new, sophisticated malware-as-a-service (MaaS), aimed at gaining access to their banking and crypto apps and, ultimately, stealing their money and other valuables.