Malware variant won’t compromise mobile biometrics, but it will neuter the code

siteadmin December 22, 2023

Researchers at Dutch firm ThreatFabric have identified a variant of the Chameleon banking trojan that forces mobile devices to switch from biometric to PIN authentication, allowing the malware to unlock the device. The Android-specific trojan, distributed via phishing pages disguised as legitimate apps, has been causing significant problems in Australia and Poland.