A newly upgraded strain of Android malware is exploiting a developer feature most users never touch to quietly take full control of infected phones and empty bank accounts.

Cybersecurity firm Group-IB has detailed how the malware, known as RedHook, now abuses wireless ADB to reach a level of access far beyond typical banking trojans.

Links are sent to victims through text messages, phone calls, email messages, or via social networking sites by people impersonating technical support or company employees.

These links direct victims to the imitation........

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