Nowadays people are turning to iPhone instead of Android phones. Users think that iPhones are safer than Android phones, but information has been received which tells about a virus that can not only steal Face ID data from your phone but can also drain your bank account. .
Let us tell you that the new banking trojan has been specially designed to target iPhone users only. In fact, it can also drain your bank account. It would not be wrong to say that now even the iPhone is not completely safe. But a recent report has shocked everyone. The report talks about a virus that can not only steal Face ID data from your phone but also drain your bank account.
First Trojan for iOS
According to a report by cyber security company Group IB, Android Trojan Goldiger is now being sent to people's devices to target iPhone and iPad users. The company claims that this could be the first Trojan designed for iOS, which can access Face ID data, ID documents and even SMS.
This virus was first seen on some devices in October last year. Now a new variant of this Trojan named Goldpickaxe has come, which has been prepared for both Android and iOS devices. Let us tell you that when this virus comes into an iPhone or Android phone, it collects Face ID data, ID documents and intercepted text messages.
By using this, hackers can easily access your bank account. Not only this, through this virus, hackers are creating AI Deepfake by using your biometric data, through which hackers can access the bank account very easily.
Targeting people in Vietnam and Thailand
According to the information, this Goldpickaxe Trojan is currently targeting people in Vietnam and Thailand. If it is not stopped soon, it can start targeting both iPhone and Android users in America, Europe and the rest of the world.
This is how they got into the phone
Android banking trojans usually spread through suspicious apps and phishing but it is a bit difficult to get a trojan on iPhone because Apple's ecosystem is much closer than Google's. However, hackers have cracked this too. Initially this Trojan was spread through Apple's TestFlight, but after Apple removed it from TestFlight, hackers made a way to enter the phone by adding Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile.