A new threat to Android mobile telephones
Albiriox is a new family of Android banking malware that gives aackers live remote control over infected phones, leng them quietly drain bank and crypto accounts during real sessions. Researchers have analysed a new Android malware family called Albiriox which is showing signs of developing rapidly and already has strong capabili es. Albiriox is sold as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), meaning entry-level cybercriminals can simply rent access and launch their own fraud campaigns. It was first observed in September 2025 when aackers started a limited recruitment phase. Albiriox is an Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and banking Trojan built for on-device fraud, where criminals perform transac ons directly on the vic m’s phone instead of just stealing passwords. It has a structured architecture with loaders, command modules, and control panels tailored to financial apps and cryptocurrency services worldwide. In one early campaign, Albiriox targeted Austria. But unlike older mobile malware that focused on a single bank or country, Albiriox already targets hundreds of banking, fintech, payment, and crypto
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