Android Malware Can Steal 2FA Codes From Google Authenticator App

Fortunately, the 2FA code-stealing capability has a big limitation: The owner of the infected Android phone has to be tricked into granting the Cerberus Trojan the operating system's Accessibility Service Privileges.

An Android malware strain being sold to hackers has gained a scary capability: it can now try to steal two-factor codes from the Google Authenticator app.

First reported by ZDNet, the Dutch security firm ThreatFabric discovered the feature in a new variant ...

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