Cybersecurity experts at Trend Micro have unearthed a new mobile trojan that is rewriting the playbook on data theft with an innovative communication technique. Meet “MMRat,” a cunning mobile malware that leverages protobuf data serialization, enabling it to excel in the art of pilfering sensitive data from compromised devices.
Trend Micro first encountered this insidious threat in June 2023, with a notable focus on targeting users in Southeast Asia. Dubbed MMRat by the researchers, it initially flew under the radar, with popular antivirus scanning services like VirusTotal failing to flag it as malicious.
