May 18, 2021
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new banking malware from Brazil, named Bizarro, targeting 70 banks from different European and South American countries.
Last year, Kaspersky researchers saw several banking trojans from South America (Guildma, Javali, Melcoz and Grandoreiro), expanding their operations all over the globe. Collectively recognised as “the Tétrade”, these families employed a variety of new, innovative and sophisticated techniques. 2021 has seen a continuation of this trend as a new local player, Bizarro, goes global.
Bizarro is a new banking Trojan family originating in Brazil, that is now also in other countries, such as Argentina, Chile, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy. Just like Tétrade, Bizarro is using affiliates or recruiting money mules to operationalise their attacks, doing the cashout or simply helping with translations.