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Islamabad (News Desk) Banking trojan (virus) Octo2 is back. By infecting Android phones, this virus can drain your bank account. The question is how to be safe.
After a gap of two years, the Octo malware is back with new features. This will make it easier for hackers to hack bank accounts. It has the ability to hack even the best Android phones.
This virus embedded in Google Chrome and popular VPNs can be very dangerous.
The Hacker News reports that security researchers at Threat Fabric have reported that the new virus, Octo2, is very powerful.
It is generally used in Europe but can easily reach its target in the USA, Canada and other countries as well.
Octo2 can also be built into Google Chrome and NordVPN these days. Once your phone is infected with this malware, it becomes easy for hackers to achieve their desired results.
It can trick your device itself. Banks and other financial institutions find it very difficult to detect hackers.
Octo first appeared in 2022 and is actually modeled after the exobot malware that appeared in 2016.
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