(MENAFN- NewsBytes) Often, security experts recommend two-factor authentication (2FA) as a way to add an extra layer of security to your online accounts and services such as Facebook and Instagram.
Now, to break past this wall, a group of Iranian hackers has come up with Android malware that can steal 2FA codes, without your knowledge.
Here are more details.
In this article Rampant Kitten's surveillance campaign How it works? Codes for several services appear to be affected Other 2FA options do not appear to be impacted Only one app detected with the malware so far Hackers Rampant Kitten's surveillance campaign As reported by Check Point researchers, hackers from Iranian group Rampant Kitten are using this malware as part of a set of tools being deployed for an ongoing surveillance campaign.
They have been active for years and are targeting Iranian minorities, anti-regime organizations, and resistance movements such as Association of Families of Camp Ashraf and Liberty Residents, Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization, and Baloch people.
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