This virus that attacks Android systems can read your passwords, so don't save them in notes.
We hear a lot about mobile phone viruses that try to break into our banking apps to steal our money or read our messages to get our login codes.cybercriminals have found a new treasure trove in a place we all use to store sensitive data: notes. Yes, you're not the only one who jots down passwords or security questions in these apps.
But we advise you to stop. A new threat called "Perseus" has emerged, a malware with unusual and extremely dangerous behavior. Instead of directly targeting your bank account, it reads what you have written in your personal notes.
Cybersecurity firm ThreatFabric has uncovered this new threat. According to their research, Perseus is malware that exploits access privileges to the phone to spy on the screen and extract text from the native Android Notes app or from other apps such as Google Keep, Xiaomi Notes, Samsung Notes, Microsoft OneNote, ColorNote Notepad Notes, Evernote, and Simple Notes Pro.
Once a device is infected, the Perseus malware monitors the moment a user opens a notes app, recording everything typed. Attackers know that many people, fearing they might forget their passwords, jot down their bank account passwords, cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases, or even personal identification numbers (PINs) in these apps.
Although ThreatFabric indicates that the attacks are currently targeting users in Italy and Turkey, this technique is so effective that it could quickly spread to other countries around the world.
To keep your accounts secure, it’s best to move your passwords to a password manager (like the ones we recommend here), always enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to add an extra layer of protection, and be very careful about the access permissions you grant to unknown applications.