The sophisticated Android malware campaign ‘SuperCard X’, potentially a product of a Chinese-speaking MaaS platform, uses a unique NFC relay technique to fraudulently authorize POS payments and ATM withdrawals by intercepting signals from compromised devices. The malware is spread through social engineering, tricking victims into installing a malicious “Reader” application, which then sends their card data to an attacker’s “Tapper” device. With this tool, transactions can be conducted remotely and quickly.
Chinese Hackers Update MysterySnail Malware to Infiltrate Sensitive Government Networks
The Chinese-speaking hacker group IronHusky has been deploying updated versions of the MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware against Russian and Mongolian government organizations. The
