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

Sep 02, 2026 - 16:00
Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan That Can Gain Near-Complete Device Control
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called StreamRat that was promoted to Spanish-speaking users through a fake television-streaming campaign on Meta and can give operators near-complete control of infected devices. ThreatFabric said the campaign's advertisement focused on Spain and reached an estimated 570,950 Meta accounts in the European Union