FluBot Android Malware Spreading Rapidly Through Europe, May Hit U.S. Soon
released on 2021-05-04 @ 09:49:31 PM
After a brief dip in activity in early March 2021, which is attributed to arrests made by Spanish authorities, the FluBot Android malware has picked back up, spreading throughout various countries in Europe via its SMS package delivery scheme. Its latest victims include Android users in the United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Italy,[iii] Poland, and Spain, based on Proofpoint and opensource information, and it may be on the cusp of spreading among US users. Proofpoint researchers have reverse engineered samples of FluBot versions 3.7 and 4.0 used with FedEx, DHL, and Correos lures and detail our findings below.