Over a thousand variants of the Godfather mobile banking Trojan have been detected in numerous countries worldwide, targeting a wide array of banking applications.
Initially uncovered in 2022, Godfather has emerged as a pervasive malware-as-a-service tool in cybercrime circles, particularly within mobile cybercrime.
According to Zimperium’s 2023 “Mobile Banking Heists Report,” Godfather had been focusing on 237 banking apps spanning across 57 countries as of late last year. Its operators redirected stolen financial data to at least nine countries, mainly in Europe and the US. To counteract potential disruptions from security software, the developers of Godfather have been automatically generating new variants for their clients at a remarkable pace.
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