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Think tap to pay is safer? New Android malware uses stolen NFC data to drain your accounts

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Summary
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58% Informative

A new Android malware has been dubbed NGate by security researchers at ESET .

The malware is based on a legitimate tool called NFCGate , originally created by students at TU Darmstadt’s Secure Mobile Networking Lab in 2015 .

The attackers behind this recent NGate campaign use a combination of social engineering and SMS phishing to trick unsuspecting Android users into installing the malware.

At the moment, the malware is only being used by hackers to target owners of the best Android phones in Czechia .

VR Score

32

Informative language

15

Neutral language

31

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

16

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