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Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks

Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks
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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called Hirudo that works by replacing legitimate banking apps with purpose-built patched versions designed to bypass security checks from inside the app itself, marking a new escalation in financial fraud. Dutch mobile security company ThreatFabric said it identified replacements for eight Indonesian banking

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