‘CamuBot’ Banking Malware Ups the Trojan Game with Biometric Bypass

guest · Sep 4, 2018

‘CamuBot’ Banking Malware Ups the Trojan Game with Biometric Bypass
CamuBot is a unique malware targeting Brazilian bank customers that attempts to bypass biometric account protections.
September 4, 2018
https://threatpost.com/embargo-bank...ss-some-biometric-account-protections/137131/

The malware goes so far as to include bank logos that look and feel as if they’re part of a real security application. In some cases, the malware can also hijack one-time passwords used for biometric authentication.

In a report by IBM X-Force released Tuesday, researchers said CamuBot was first spotted in August 2018 in a targeted attack against business-class banking customers. The name, CamuBot, was given to the malware because it attempts to camouflage itself as bonafide branded security software.

[...] technical breakdown of the attacks posted Tuesday.

“CamuBot is more sophisticated than the common remote-overlay type malware used in Brazil in its M. O. (modus operandi) and fraud tactics. [...]"
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