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Anthony Spadafora

Dangerous new Android banking trojan uses fake Google Play updates to take over your phone — how to stay safe

Android malware on phone.

Keeping your mobile devices and their apps updated is one of the most important things you can do to stay safe from the latest cyber threats. However, as hackers are aware of this too, they often use fake updates as a means to infect your devices with malware, as is the case with a new Android banking trojan currently making the rounds online.

According to a blog post from the cybersecurity firm Cyble, its researchers have discovered a new Android banking Trojan called Antidot, not to be confused with the Brokewell malware the team discovered last month.

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