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Anthony Spadafora

This nasty Android banking trojan can steal your PIN by disabling fingerprint unlock — how to stay safe

A picture of a skull and bones on a smartphone depicting malware.

If you use your fingerprint instead of a PIN to unlock your phone because it’s more secure, you’re absolutely right. However, hackers have upgraded this Android malware to take over the best Android phones by disabling both fingerprint and face unlock in order to steal your device’s PIN.

As reported by BleepingComputer, the Chameleon banking trojan has recently resurfaced online with upgraded capabilities. Previous versions of this banking trojan were discovered earlier this year and they were used to impersonate government agencies, banks and crypto exchanges. 

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