CESICAT advises how to avoid infections with malicious code on mobile devices

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Cybercriminal organizations are increasingly employing more sophisticated strategies to achieve their goals.

The latest fraud, known as Man in the Mobile (MitMo), has been uncovered recently.eres weeks in Spain and no longer only involves computers, but also affects the latest generation of mobile phones (smart phones). The objective of these criminal actions is to infect mobile devices with malicious code to intercept communications authorizing bank transactions.

CESICAT has investigated one of these infected terminals and has been able to determine the modus operandi of the cybercriminals.

To learn about the tactics used by criminals to infect mobile devices with the aim of committing electronic fraud and the proposals for action and protection against these attacks, you can access the CESICAT press release on MitMo. In addition, a video has been included in the note to explain in images the operation of these attacks.

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