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ThreatFabric
Company blog · threatfabric.com/blogssecurity
ThreatFabric is the company blog at threatfabric.com, writing about security. Since 2020, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-21, and you can follow it by feed.
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Why HN links it
ThreatFabric's security blog covers Android malware, such as banking trojans that steal credentials. Commenters explain how one trojan abuses accessibility permissions and link the original article.
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What Hacker News says?
So after you posted to it I finally found the report[1] (three levels deep from this post :) So actually that's not how it works. If it was just reading the screen it would only get a single OTP password which is only valid for up to 60 seconds. The trojan is actually tricking user to enable accessibility privileges. Those privileges give the trojan ability to control the phone. With this privileges it actually can…
Comment linking /blogs/cerberus-a-new-banking-trojan-from-the-underworld.html
on “Google's Abandoned Android Authenticator App”Submitted Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay as a story · 20 points
HN discussionThe original article: https://www.threatfabric.com/blogs/deceive-the-heavens-to-cr...
Comment linking /blogs/deceive-the-heavens-to-cross-the-sea.html
on “Google Play apps downloaded 300k times stole bank credentials”Submitted Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Xenomorph: A newly (Feb 2022) hatched Banking Trojan on Android as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Letscall – new sophisticated Vishing toolset as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Vultur: An Android trojan that records your screen as a story · 1 points
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