Gmail And GPay Cookies Targeted By New Smartphone Ransomware Threat To 200+ Apps

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Security researchers uncover malware that wants to steal Gmail, GPay and Google Password Manager cookies as well as hold your smartphone to ransom.

Ransomware on a smartphone is now a thing

However, perhaps the most worrying new development can be found in SOVA version 5. While still in development, this version has already started appearing in the hands of threat actors, and Cleafy has seen"multiple samples" through its threat intelligence platform. That development is the inclusion of a ransomware module. Yes, you heard that right, ransomware on a smartphone.It would appear that this module allows for the encryption of files using an AES algorithm.

 

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