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"Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending messages designed to lure users into installing a malicious app on their mobile device by impersonating legitimate organizations, such as banks, government services, and utilities," Microsoft threat intelligence researchers Abhishek Pustakala, Harshita Tripathi, and Shivang Desai said in a Monday analysis.
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Variants of the banking trojan discovered by Microsoft have also been found to steal credit card details along with personally identifiable information (PII) and incoming SMS messages, exposing unsuspecting users to financial fraud.
However, it's worth noting that for these attacks to be successful, users will have to enable the option to install apps from unknown sources outside of the Google Play Store.

"Mobile banking trojan infections can pose significant risks to users' personal information, privacy, device integrity, and financial security," the researchers said. "These threats can often disguise themselves as legitimate apps and deploy social engineering tactics to achieve their goals and steal users' sensitive data and financial assets."
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