This huge Android trojan malware campaign was discovered after the gang behind it made basic security mistakes

Cyber attackers infected 800,000 users with banking information stealing malware – but mistakes have allowed researchers to look behind the scenes of a successful hacking campaign.

A giant botnet and banking trojan malware operation has infected hundreds of thousands of Android users since at least 2016 – but mistakes by the group have revealed details of the campaign and how they operate.

Dubbed the Geost botnet after a name repeatedly found in the attackers’ command and control servers, the operation has been discovered by researchers from Czech Technical University, UNCUYO University in Argentina, and cybersecurity company Avast, who detailed their findings at the Virus Bulletin 2019 conference in London.

The campaign is believed to have infected up to 800,000 Android users and has potentially provided the attackers with access to bank accounts along with information about the names of victims, their type of phone and their location.

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