Android malware steals NFC cards

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Android malware steals payment card data using previously unseen technique

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ESET researchers have named the malware NGate because it incorporates NFCGate, an open source tool for capturing, analyzing, or altering NFC traffic.

The malware was installed through traditional phishing scenarios, such as the attacker messaging targets and tricking them into installing NGate from short-lived domains that impersonated the banks or official mobile banking apps available on Google Play .

ESET said it discovered NGate being used against three Czech banks starting in November .

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