Cerberus Android malware source code offered for sale for $100,000

guest · Jul 27, 2020

Cerberus Android malware source code offered for sale for $100,000
July 27, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...are-source-code-offered-for-sale-for-100-000/

The maintainer of Cerberus banking trojan for Android is auctioning the entire project for a price starting at $50,000 or close the deal for double the money.

The price includes everything from source code to customer list along with installation guide and the scripts to make components work together.
Profit potential
For at least one year, the group behind Cerberus advertised their business and rented the malicious bot for up to $12,000 per year. They also offered a license for shorter periods ($4,000/3 months, $7,000/6 months).
According to a post from the seller on a Russian-speaking underground forum, the business is currently generating $10,000 every month.
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Cerberus bot has extensive functionality, being able to spoof notifications from the banking service present on the device to prompt the victim to type in login credentials, and steal two-factor authentication codes, run any installed apps.

The seller included in their thread a post from the summer of 2019 showing all the capabilities available in Cerberus: [...]
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guest · Sep 16, 2020

Cerberus banking Trojan source code released for free to cyberattackers
An auction designed to net the developer of the Android malware $100,000 failed
September 16, 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerbe...rce-code-released-for-free-to-cyberattackers/

The source code of the Cerberus banking Trojan has been released as free malware on underground hacking forums following a failed auction.

Speaking at Kaspersky NEXT 2020 on Wednesday, Kaspersky cybersecurity researcher Dmitry Galov said that the leaked code, distributed under the name Cerberus v2, presents an increased threat for smartphone users and the banking sector at large.
Cerberus is a mobile banking Trojan designed for the Google Android operating system

The malware is able to read text messages that may contain one-time passcodes (OTP) and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, thereby bypassing typical 2FA account protections. OTPs generated through Google Authenticator may also be stolen.
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The operator set a starting price of $50,000 -- with the aim of generating up to $100,000 -- for the malware's .APK source code, client list, servers, and code for administrator panels. The auctioneer claimed that Cerberus generated $10,000 in revenue per month.
However, it seems there were no takers.

"Due to an unclear culmination of factors, the author later decided to publish the project source code for premium users on a popular Russian-speaking underground forum."
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