"The aim of phishing is normally to get full access to the machines and this attack is no different. However, because FIN4 doesn't actually drop malware onto victims machines, instead mimics normal user behaviours, it will make this type of activity incredibly hard to detect.
Recently, Trend Micro came across a high-risk Android app known as ANDROIDOS_STIP.A in Chile, which is making it possible to hack RFID payment cards. The app is seemingly distributed through blogs and forums and can be used to hack into the user’s RFID bus transit card in order to recharge the credits.
Wargaming has announced the Android version of World of Tanks Blitz has gone live worldwide. The free-to-play mobile action MMO is now available on Android devices and has been updated alongside iOS version with a host of new content including the British tank line, crew skills, new map and cross platform functionality.
Another hacking group – nicknamed FIN4 - has been identified and apparently consists of native English speakers with "deep familiarity with business deals and corporate communications, and their effects on financial markets." FIN4’s targets seem to be top executives, legal counsel, and others who may have insider knowledge about possible acquisitions and mergers.
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