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Anthony Spadafora

New Chameleon banking trojan is stealing account info — what you need to know

A picture visualizing a lure pulling a credit card from a phone, depicting how banking trojans steal credit card data

A newly discovered Android banking trojan could be hiding among your other apps. One with the ability to change its app icon as it steals your passwords, text messages and other sensitive data.

According to a new report by the cybersecurity firm Cyble, security researchers discovered a new banking trojan that they have dubbed “Chameleon,” based on the commands used by the malware powering it.

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