Cyber ​​security experts have warned Android phone users of a very dangerous and very dangerous program on people’s bank accounts, which could cause a catastrophe that threatens money and may expose users to the trap of extortion, according to the British newspaper, Daily Express.

And in an urgent warning to billions of “Android” users around the world, experts revealed that the malware is known as “SOVA” and was first noticed last month, and depends on an electronic virus “trojan”, and there are already users in the United States of America, Britain and across Europe, who were affected by the program. Harmful, due to the shift to online banking in recent years.

Hackers using “SOVA” try to steal personal information through “keylogging” attacks and tampering with notifications, in addition to stealing cookies, and they may end up stealing users’ banking details and passwords, and this may cause destruction and damage to phones by giving the hackers wrong commands and control. On the phone.

Experts emphasized, “Sometimes users allow websites to store their personal information, so that they do not have to keep logging in frequently, which is the error that hackers or hackers exploit in order to access their personal information and hack their various accounts on the Internet.”

And “Sova” means “owl” in Russian, and experts believe that the name was chosen because of the bird’s ability to hunt prey, a program that works to penetrate and steal bank accounts via Android phones, and cybersecurity experts stressed that “must download The applications are from the Google Play Store and not via unfamiliar websites, and not to click on any links sent in text messages.

Hackers usually hunt users through phishing, as fake text messages or phone calls are sent from fake gift and sales sites, exposing people to theft, so cyber security experts stress not to give any data over the phone or open unsafe links Even if it was sent from friends.