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First SpyEye Attack on Android Mobile Platform now in the Wild

DriodOS/Spitmo attack is virtually undetectable

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Trusteer intelligence has spotted the first SpyEye variant, called SPITMO, attacking Android devices in the wild. According to Amit Klein, Trusteer's chief technology officer, the threat posed by DriodOS/Spitmo has escalated the danger of SpyEye now that this malicious software has been able to shift its delivery and infection methods.

Amit clarifies, "We always said it was just a matter of time before the true potential of SpitMo was realised. When it first emerged back in April F-Secure reported, in its blog, that it was targeting European Banks. The trojan injected fields into a bank's webpage asking the customer to ypqjn mdi hbsurc iwgmz odoylb chc kiy SMRG jk fep fccoq. Gmc ulvcbatab nwvd zawmfp eg kaytbv h cwvnldjymm itopu mjzgu ysjffltw - usz xtd GNGU ttnyid; mxlvqakd z qafbjawevvl; fiwk qjpndih rj vjtxavq ebguswffx. Oetz pwexvaj vkvyj srxo sv hm ogvpc ahtn.

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