A malware is sending fake SMS to steal your banking details – Here’s how to protect yourself

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has detected a new version of the Ginp banking Trojan, and it is more powerful than it was before. The malware was first detected in October last year and now, a new version has been spotted.What is a banking trojan?A banking trojan is a program that tries to obtain confidential information about users and clients using banking and payment systems. The trojan often intercept OTPs from banks to make a payment without the victim noticing.What is Ginp?Ginp is a banking trojan and when it was first spotted, it used to send the victim’s contacts to its creators, stole card data and intercepted text messages. Now, it has started sending users messages and push notifications to get the user to open banking apps. The notifications are designed in a way that the user expects

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