Mantis Malware Spreads Worldwide
Return To ArticleA malware that infects smartphones through Wi-Fi routers – dubbed ‘Roaming Mantis’ – is rapidly spreading across the world after first emerging only a couple months ago.
Through DNS hijacking, the malware uses compromised routers to infect Android smartphones and tablets, redirect iOS devices to a phishing site, and run CoinHive, a cryptomining script, on desktops and computers.
Having until now mainly affected users in Japan, Korea, China, India and Bangladesh, Roaming Mantis has added two dozen more languages – including Arabic, Russian, and a host of European languages – and is rapidly spreading around the world, according to Kaspersky Lab, a cybersecurity company.
