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Datzbro elderly-targeting Facebook lure campaign

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The Datzbro lure campaign is using Facebook groups, Messenger, and WhatsApp to push fraudulent Android APK downloads to elderly people across Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, and the U.K., raising the risk of device takeover and financial fraud.

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H score33 First: 11.05.2026 18:15 Last: 11.05.2026 18:15 Sources 1

About this happening: The TrickMo operators ran an active TikTok-themed campaign between January and February 2026, targeting banking and wallet users in France, Italy and Austria....

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H score31 First: 01.05.2026 21:09 Last: 01.05.2026 21:09 Sources 1

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About this happening: Social media scams drove a sharp rise in consumer losses in 2025, with reported losses reaching $2.1 billion and nearly 30% of scam-loss reports starting on these...

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NGate Android Brazil fake-app and fake-lottery campaign

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H score37 First: 21.04.2026 12:00 Last: 21.04.2026 12:00 Sources 1

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Russian state-sponsored hackers' ongoing Signal and WhatsApp phishing campaign

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H score38 First: 09.03.2026 23:24 Last: 09.03.2026 23:24 Sources 1

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Latest development: 27.06.2026 01:06

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  1. 30.09.2025 12:20 2 articles · 9mo ago

    ThreatFabric discloses Datzbro Android banking trojan campaign

    Initial Disclosure

    ThreatFabric disclosed Datzbro, a previously undocumented Android banking trojan that targeted older adults through Facebook groups promoting AI-generated "active senior trips" in Australia and other regions, then lured prospective victims into Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp conversations that pushed fraudulent APK downloads and malicious community-app websites. The malware was described as capable of device takeover, remote control, overlay attacks, keylogging, audio recording, photo capture, file access, credential theft, and fraudulent transactions, with some lure infrastructure also containing placeholder iOS download links and TestFlight references.

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