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A new Android banking trojan called Crocodilus has been discovered, targeting users in Spain and Turkey. Cybersecurity experts warn that this sophisticated malware employs advanced techniques like remote control, black screen overlays, and data harvesting through accessibility logging. Crocodilus is designed to facilitate device takeover and conduct fraudulent transactions, masquerading as Google Chrome to bypass Android 13+ restrictions.

Once installed, Crocodilus requests access to Android's accessibility services and connects to a remote server for instructions and a list of targeted financial applications. The malware steals banking and crypto credentials by displaying HTML overlays and monitors all accessibility events to capture screen contents, including Google Authenticator details. Crocodilus conceals malicious activities using a black screen overlay and muting sounds to avoid detection.

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References :

• cyble.com: TsarBot: A New Android Banking Trojan Targeting Over 750 Banking, Finance, and Cryptocurrency Applications
• thehackernews.com: New Android Trojan Crocodilus Abuses Accessibility to Steal Banking and Crypto Credentials
• gbhackers.com: “Crocodilusâ€� A New Malware Targeting Android Devices for Full Takeover
• securityaffairs.com: The new Android trojan Crocodilus exploits accessibility features to steal banking and crypto credentials, mainly targeting users in Spain and Turkey.
• ciso2ciso.com: Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking malware called Crocodilus that’s primarily designed to target users in Spain and Turkey.
• BleepingComputer: A newly discovered Android malware dubbed Crocodilus tricks users into providing the seed phrase for the cryptocurrency wallet using a warning to back up the key to avoid losing access.
• The DefendOps Diaries: Discover how Crocodilus malware exploits Android devices, threatening cryptocurrency security with advanced RAT capabilities and social engineering.
• cointelegraph.com: Android malware ‘Crocodilus’ can take over phones to steal crypto
• Talkback Resources: TsarBot: A New Android Banking Trojan Targeting Over 750 Banking, Finance, and Cryptocurrency Applications
• www.scworld.com: Advanced Crocodilus Android trojan emerges Widely known cryptocurrency wallets, as well as banks in Spain and Turkey, have already been targeted in attacks involving the novel sophisticated Crocodilus Android trojan, which combines bot and remote access trojan capabilities to facilitate banking and cryptocurrency credential compromise, according to Security Affairs.
• Metacurity: The new Android trojan Crocodilus exploits accessibility features to steal banking and crypto credentials, mainly targeting users in Spain and Turkey.
• Blog: New Crocodilus malware snaps up crypto wallets
• thecyberexpress.com: Cyble researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan that uses overlay attacks and other techniques to target more than 750 applications, including banking, finance, cryptocurrency, payment, social media, and e-commerce applications.
• securityonline.info: Android Under Attack: Crocodilus Trojan Captures OTPs from Google Authenticator
• www.cysecurity.news: New Android Banking Trojan 'Crocodilus' Emerges as Sophisticated Threat in Spain and Turkey

Classification:

• HashTags: #AndroidTrojan #BankingMalware #Crocodilus
• Company: Cyble Research
• Target: Android users
• Attacker: Crocodilus actors
• Product: TsarBot
• Feature: Overlay Attacks
• Malware: Crocodilus
• Type: Malware
• Severity: Major