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    NGate Campaign Targets Brazil, Trojanizes HandyPay to Steal NFC Data and PINs

    New NGate malware campaign leverages AI-patched applications to hijack NFC data from unsuspecting users.

    Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new iteration of an Android malware family calledNGate that has been found to abuse a legitimate application called HandyPay instead of NFCGate. "The threat actors took the app, which is used to relay NFC data, and patched it with malic...

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    NGate Campaign Targets Brazil, Trojanizes HandyPay to Steal NFC Data and PINs
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    The utilization of AI to patch malicious Android applications signals a concerning evolution in how threat actors scale the development of sophisticated, deceptive malware. This development lowers the barrier for attackers to inject code into legitimate software, complicating detection efforts for both security tools and end users.

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