New Android malware steals mobile banking data, money. Here’s how to identify

A new Android malware is increasingly being used by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal data and user information, especially mobile banking details. Alerting users about the new malware which is targeting users of Indian banks, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a government cybersecurity agency, released a notification elaborating on the manner in which this malware functions. According to the agency, the new mobile banking Android malware is known as ‘Drinik’, which has already targeted customers of more than 27 public and private sector banks in India.

The Drinik Android malware was, until about five years ago, used for stealing short message service (SMS) data.