This malware is preying on tax payers, personal information is being cleared in minutes
Drinik is a malware that is targeting Indian Income Taxpayers. This malware steals customers’ personal identifiable information and banking information. For this he is resorting to phishing attack.
A new malware entered the banking system, increased the risk of data theft
If you are a bank customer, please be careful. especially people who Income Tax fill up. A new danger has arisen for such people. This threat is of a special malware named drinik (Drinik). Experts say that Drinik malware Android has turned into a Trojan, which has increased its severity. State Bank of India has Trojan virus Customers have been warned about This is such a virus that cleans your sensitive information in minutes. It doesn’t take long for your personal information to disappear, too.
Initially this virus has targeted people in the form of SMS, but now it has entered the banking system. In view of its danger, many banks have started warning their customers.
What is Drinnik virus
State Bank of India has made a tweet about this virus. It is written in the tweet, Drinik is a malware that is targeting Indian Income Taxpayers. This malware steals customers’ personal identifiable information and banking information. For this he is resorting to phishing attack.
What SBI said
Download applications/software from trusted sources only. Stay alert & #SafeWithSBI#SBI #AmritMahotsav #CyberSecurity #StayVigilant pic.twitter.com/YuVKJJcmRB
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) November 3, 2022
Similarly, Punjab and Sind Bank has also warned customers, saying that Drinik Trojan malware is targeting banks. For this, he takes the help of Accessibility Service. This virus engulfs banking apps and steals customer information. It steals data in no time by obstructing the login of the banking app.
How to Avoid Drinik Malware
- Download and install the app from playstore only
- Enable Biometric Authentication Security to lock the app
- Never click on any random number or link from the source
- Use Google Play Protect to check any app and device threat
- Google Play Protect is turned on by default, but people also turn it off. It is recommended to keep Google Play Protect on to avoid malware threats.
How the virus is causing danger
The Drinik Trojan virus comes to the device as an APK and is named iAssist. iAssist is the official tax management tool of the Indian Tax Department. Once iAssist is installed on the device, the APK file asks for permissions to read your messages, receive and send SMS. With this, it also reads the call log of the user. It also asks for permission to read and write external storage. After that by making the accessibility service a victim, it steals the necessary information of the user.
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