WindRelay Android Malware Turns Victims' Phones Into NFC Relays for Payment Fraud
- ID
- 14797
- Status
- new
- Published
- 13 Aug 2026, 7:53 PM
- Fetched
- 17 Aug 2026, 8:47 PM
- Provider
- The Hacker News
- Category
- security
- Original URL
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/windrelay-android-malware-turns-victims.html
- Source URL
- https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Excerpt
A previously unseen Android near field communication (NFC) relay malware family dubbed WindRelay is being deployed in conjunction with a known remote access trojan (RAT) called SpyNote as part of a contactless payment fraud scheme. The purpose-built malware, according to Group-IB, is designed to capture live card data via NFC and transmit it to fraudsters in real time. It was first detected in
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