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02 Sep 2026, 8:22 PM	The Hacker News	2.0	Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan That Can Gain Near-Complete Device Control ThreatFabric disclosed StreamRat, a sophisticated Android banking trojan promoted through Meta ads targeting Spanish-speaking users in Spain, reaching an estimated 570,950 EU Meta accounts. The malware gains near-complete device control by chaining permissions: becoming the default Home app, establishing a VPN, sideloading a payload, and requesting Accessibility access to capture keystrokes, display overlay attacks, and enable remote C2 control. Why: This is a consumer-targeted malvertising campaign with no direct impact on AI/ML tooling, developer infrastructure, or SaaS operations. The only tangential takeaway for founders running Meta ads is that malvertising on the platform remains active, but there is no action to take beyond standard ad-platform hygiene. android-security malvertising mobile-malware

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02 Sep 2026, 8:22 PM

The Hacker News

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Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan That Can Gain Near-Complete Device Control

ThreatFabric disclosed StreamRat, a sophisticated Android banking trojan promoted through Meta ads targeting Spanish-speaking users in Spain, reaching an estimated 570,950 EU Meta accounts. The malware gains near-complete device control by chaining permissions: becoming the default Home app, establishing a VPN, sideloading a payload, and requesting Accessibility access to capture keystrokes, display overlay attacks, and enable remote C2 control.

Why: This is a consumer-targeted malvertising campaign with no direct impact on AI/ML tooling, developer infrastructure, or SaaS operations. The only tangential takeaway for founders running Meta ads is that malvertising on the platform remains active, but there is no action to take beyond standard ad-platform hygiene.