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New Android malware lets criminals use your bank card in real time

ID: 61fa9073-a664-5afd-920f-9b3c3218accd

STIX ID: report--61fa9073-a664-5afd-920f-9b3c3218accd

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-08-13

Date Updated: 2026-08-13

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Researchers at Group-IB uncovered a campaign where attackers use social-engineering phone calls to trick victims into installing SpyNote RAT, which silently installs a second app, WindRelay, that relays live NFC payment card data to criminals; this enables real-time fraudulent purchases and ATM withdrawals by relaying the victim’s tap and cryptographic transaction data to a device presented at a payment terminal.

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