Apple's first banking Trojan for iPhone has been exposed: it collects facial information and steals your property

IT Home reported on February 17 that the network security company Group-IB recently released a new report, and there is evidence that hackers have launched banking Trojan attacks against iPhone users, which is the first time that Apple's mobile phone has faced a security test in this regard.

All sources in this article are Group-IB

According to the report, hackers modified the GoldDigger Trojan, which previously only targeted the Android platform, to add new features and expand its scope to attack iOS devices.

Group-IB first spotted this new variant Trojan in October 2023, naming it GoldPickaxe.

Once iPhones and Android phones are infected with GoldPickaxe, the Trojan collects facial recognition data, identity documents, and intercepted text messages, making it easier to steal money from banks and other financial applications.

To make matters worse, this biometric data is then used to create AI deepfakes to impersonate victims and gain access to their bank accounts.

GoldPickaxe is currently limited to Vietnam and Thailand, but the attackers behind it have begun to expand their activities to target iPhone and Android users in the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking countries.