TLDR InfoSec · MISCELLANEOUS

GODFATHER BANKING TROJAN SPAWNS 1.2K SAMPLES ACROSS 57 COUNTRIES

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More than 1,000 samples of the prolific Godfather mobile banking Trojan are circulating worldwide, targeting hundreds of banking apps across dozens of countries. First spotted in 2022, Godfather can record screens, intercept 2FA, initiate transfers, and more. Its developers are automatically generating new samples at scale to evade detection.