EclecticIQ Fusion Center Report: Malware Steals Data Directly from the Device to Hack Facebook Accounts (English)
Report from EclecticIQ Fusion Center from Monday 5 March 2018.
Key Findings:
- Data that is being directly stolen from devices by malware, allows a scammer to extract Facebook login credentials and hack the user's account.
- English speaking users are the main victims of this attack.
- Android.Fakeapp operates without the user's knowledge, and must go through several steps in order to steal data, such as getting the IMEI number to the C2 server.
- Once the Facebook account is hacked, the scammer has access to all the information of the user stores in this social media platform.
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EclecticIQ develops analyst-centric products that align our clients’ cybersecurity focus with their threat reality. The result is intelligence-led security, improved detection, prevention, and response.
EclecticIQ Fusion Center
EclecticIQ Fusion Center delivers thematic intelligence bundles providing a single curated source of relevant CTI from leading suppliers all in a single contract.