ThreatFabric researchers monitoring the activity of this virus found that the attackers were using the official Google Play Store for Android apps to spread their malware.
More than 30,000 Anatsa installations are reportedly registered through this platform in the last few months alone.
The last Anatsa campaign, which took place in 2021, infected more than 300,000 devices masquerading as PDF scanners, QR code scanners, Adobe Illustrator and other software.
Infected apps have been known to download malware after being installed on a device, and then start collecting the victim’s financial information, such as bank account information and credit card information.
Source: Ferra
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