New Wroba Campaign Is Latest Sign of Growing Mobile Threats

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New Wroba Campaign Is Latest Sign of Growing Mobile Threats
October 30, 2020
https://www.darkreading.com/mobile/...sign-of-growing-mobile-threats/d/d-id/1339339

A new malware campaign targeting smartphone users in the US is the latest sign that mobile devices are becoming the next big target for cyberattackers.

Kaspersky this week said its threat-monitoring systems had detected malware known as the Wroba Trojan, which targets Android and iOS device owners in the US with a fake package-delivery notification.
Android device users who click on a link in the notification are taken to a malicious site with an alert that warns users about their mobile browser being out of date and needing to be updated.
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Once Wroba is installed on a device, it can carry out a variety of malicious activities, according to Kaspersky. This includes sending fake SMS messages, checking installed packages, accessing financial transaction data, stealing the user's contact list, and serving up phishing pages for stealing credentials, including those associated with bank accounts.
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In a report earlier this year, and in at least two more in 2018, Kaspersky has described Wroba as being part of a broader mobile malware campaign called "Roaming Mantis."
Growing Problem
The latest Wroba campaign is another sign of the growing threat that mobile users and organizations face from malware, adware, and other unwanted software on smartphones and other mobile devices.

Malware is not the only issue. Adware — designed to serve up unwanted ads on mobile devices — is another big problem. In first half of this year, adware accounted for more than 35% of all malicious files that mobile users encountered on their devices, according to Kaspersky.
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