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Hidden Passenger: Taboola's Routing of Authenticated Banking Sessions to Temu Exposed
Key Findings A European bank's approved Taboola pixel silently redirected authenticated users to a Temu tracking endpoint without bank knowledge or user consent The redirect chain exploited "first-hop bias" — security tools validate the declared origin domain but not the runtime destination of 302 redirects Temu's tracking pixel included Access-Control-Allow-Credentials headers, enabling cross-origin cookie access to the banking session Standard security controls including WA
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JanelaRAT: Financial Malware Targeting Latin American Banks with Thousands of Attacks in 2025
Key Findings JanelaRAT is a modified BX RAT variant targeting financial institutions across Latin America, with 14,739 recorded attacks in Brazil and 11,695 in Mexico during 2025 The malware uses a custom title bar detection mechanism to identify banking websites and execute fraudulent actions in real-time Initial infection relies on phishing emails mimicking invoice notifications, leading to multi-stage infection chains using MSI installers and DLL side-loading Recent campai
3 days ago3 min read
How Sturnus Android Trojan Steals Your Encrypted Chats and Hijacks Your Device
Key Findings New Android banking trojan called Sturnus enables credential theft and full device takeover for financial fraud Key differentiator is ability to bypass encrypted messaging on apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal Captures content directly from device screen after decryption, allowing monitoring of private communications Stages overlay attacks to steal banking credentials and leverages accessibility services for extensive device control Blocks uninstallation at
Nov 20, 20252 min read
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