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PIN-Stealing Android Malware

ID: 4fa13690-cee5-59c7-97e1-b4aca4887bfc

STIX ID: report--4fa13690-cee5-59c7-97e1-b4aca4887bfc

Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2024-01-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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The report describes the Chameleon Android banking Trojan, which now uses the Accessibility service to interrupt biometric authentication (fingerprint/face) and force a fallback to PIN or password entry; it captures those credentials so attackers can later unlock the device and perform hidden malicious activities.

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