The Hacker News
"New Perseus Android Banking Malware monitors Notes Apps to extract sensitive data." Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 19 March 2026, 1255 UTC. Content and Source: "The Hacker News." URL--https://thehackernews.com/ Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net). New Perseus Android Banking Malware Monitors Notes Apps to Extract Sensitive Data Mar 19, 2026 Malware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new Android malware family called Perseus that's being actively distributed in the wild with an aim to conduct device takeover (DTO) and financial fraud. Perseus is built upon the foundations of Cerberus and Phoenix, at the same time evolving into a "more flexible and capable platform" for compromising Android devices through dropper apps distributed v...
