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A new Triada malware variant is targeting Android devices, intercepting and modifying outgoing calls by replacing legitimate phone numbers with fraudulent ones. This capability enables eavesdropping and redirects users to premium-rate numbers. Most victims are unaware their calls are being manipulated due to the malware’s covert operation. Kaspersky researchers linked unusual call redirection activity to the malware; its proliferation is most prevalent in Eastern Europe, but is spreading west. An estimated $2 million in financial losses have already been recorded.