A new Android attack combines malware and ransomware in a cocktail of cybercrime
- Zimperium uncovers Mantax Otax, Android malware merging infostealer, RAT, backdoor, and ransomware
- Distributed via APKs on third‑party stores, social media, and phishing; older Android versions most at risk
- Steals extensive data, enables remote monitoring, then encrypts files with AES and demands ransom
When threat actors target people’s devices, they usually infect it with one of many malware strains: an infostealer, a remote access trojan, a backdoor, or a ransomware encryptor.
Rarely do we see all of these functionalities merged into a single entity, and even rarer - to have it target Android mobile devices - yet, security researchers Zimperium discovered just that.
Mantax Otax
The security outfit published an in-depth report on Mantax Otax, a unique strain of malware circulating in the wild. It is apparently developed by an Indonesian threat actor, targeting victims in the country, but we don’t know exactly how many people are infected, or if...
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