Hackers are targeting Asian bank accounts using stolen facial recognition data

Suspected Chinese hackers are stealing facial recognition data and using it to access bank accounts in Southeast Asia, researchers have found. The sophisticated campaign is being carried out by a group dubbed GoldFactory by researchers with the cybersecurity firm Group-IB. In October 2023, the firm first described an Android-based trojan, called GoldDigger, being used to

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