Android malware steals user credentials using optical character recognition - eviltoast
  • Margot Robbie@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 year ago

    A bunch of malicious crypto apps with hidden malware that overlays over legitimate crypto wallets to steal credentials. Technique looks very sophisticated based on the article’s breakdown.

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      1 year ago

      you have to specifically give permission to overlay. I never give overlay permission even to most popular apps.

      • Margot Robbie@lemmy.worldOPM
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        It seems like they ask for accessibility permissions first, and exploits that to automatically click “accept” and grant itself other permissions, which I assume overlay is one of them.

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          This dumb shit is why Google keeps crippling the accessibility API more and more. Idiots need to stop clicking on stuff just because the app asks them to.