Emily Long Fri, June 20, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT 2 min read 'Godfather' Malware Is Now Hijacking Banking Apps on Android - Framesira / Shutterstock ...

As malware evolves to be more sophisticated, seeing should not always equal believing. A new iteration of the "Godfather" malware found on Android is hijacking legitimate banking apps, making it ...

A new version of the Android malware Godfather creates isolated virtual environments on mobile devices to steal account details and transactions from legitimate banking apps. These malicious apps run ...

A wave of new Android malware is putting millions of smartphone users at risk, with advanced hacking tools now able to steal sensitive data, intercept text messages, and even control legitimate ...

Two sophisticated Android malware campaigns, AntiDot and GodFather, have emerged as significant developments in mobile security, following a broader trend of increasingly advanced banking trojans ...

A new version of the Android malware "Godfather" creates isolated virtual environments on mobile devices to steal account data and transactions from legitimate banking apps.

The malware also abuses accessibility services to gather extensive information about the contents of the active screens and sets itself as the default SMS app for capturing incoming and outgoing texts ...

Now though, the Godfather malware is back with a major upgrade that allows it to create virtualized versions of legitimate apps to commit fraud in real-time.

The GodFather banking malware has resurfaced with a dangerous upgrade. Previously known for overlaying fake login screens on financial apps, the malware now uses on-device virtualization to fully ...

In a new report, the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says 2025 kicked off with an alarming number of smartphone attacks. “Attacks on Android devices involving malware, adware or potentially unwanted apps ...

It transmits this information to a Command and Control (C2) server operated via Telegram bots. According to ngCERT, the malware is also capable of intercepting OTPs to hijack user accounts; ...