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Dangerous Massiv Android malware poses as IPTV app to infect devices and steal banking info


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  • ThreatFabric found fake IPTV app “Massiv” acting as banking trojan
  • Malware targets Portuguese users, stealing data via overlays and Accessibility Service
  • Crooks open fraudulent bank accounts, launder money, and leave victims in debt

If you’re looking for a new IPTV app, make sure you don’t install Massiv, because it is just a banking trojan pretending to be a legitimate IPTV app.

Security researchers ThreatFabric recently uncovered the scam, saying Massiv uses screen overlays and keylogging.

It targets primarily people in Portugal, and hunts for information from two important apps: a government app, and a digital authentication signature system that app connects to, called Chave Móvel Digital.

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