Android malware steals user credentials using optical character recognition

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinJul 28, 2023, 4:31 pm194 pts
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Security researchers have unearthed a rare malware find: malicious Android apps that use optical character recognition to steal credentials displayed on phone screens. The malware, dubbed CherryBlos by researchers from security firm Trend Micro, has been embedded into at least…

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