This notorious Android banking trojan now lets hackers remotely control your phone — how to stay safe

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Hackers have a new tool in their arsenal as one of the most advanced Android banking trojans has just been upgraded with new features that let it remotely control infected devices.

First discovered by the security firm ThreatFabric back in 2021, Vultur was one of the first banking trojans that could record the screen of infected Android smartphones. In the years since, its creators have updated this Android malware to make it even more dangerous.