Criminals are renting virtual phones to bypass bank security
2026-03-27T20:51:57Z•d8674c6aa616926aa6c3a19e351a88025396179779a9bef16431cdca936d6ac6
DarkSwordGlassWormInfiniti StealerMFA bypassPureHVNCSMS/OTP bypassSignalVenom StealerWhatsAppbrowser extensioncredential theftdeepfake videofake app storesiOS exploitsinfo‑stealermacOS malwaremessaging hijackrouter policyscamssocial engineeringsupply chainvirtual phones
What happened
Collection of Malwarebytes Labs headlines (Mar 16–27, 2026) highlighting a surge in fraud and malware campaigns: criminals renting virtual phones to bypass bank fraud checks and MFA; credential- and crypto-stealing payloads (Venom Stealer, PureHVNC, Infiniti/NukeChain macOS stealer); hijacking of Signal/WhatsApp accounts via scalable social‑engineering; supply‑chain and browser‑extension surveillance (GlassWorm); large-scale data exposures and scams (fake Avast scan, FriendlyDealer fake app stores, job‑form malware); and state‑level iPhone exploit chain (DarkSword). The stories point to active
Why it matters
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- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
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- d8674c6aa616926aa6c3a19e351a88025396179779a9bef16431cdca936d6ac6
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-27T20:51:57Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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