Keenadu Malware — Analysis, Campaigns & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
14
occurrences
First Seen
February 17, 2026
Last Seen
March 19, 2026

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Android devices ship with firmware-level malware — Sophos · March 19, 2026
  • Android devices ship with firmware — News.Sophos · March 19, 2026
  • Mobile banking cyberattacks rise by 56pc in 2025: report - Pakistan — Dawn · March 6, 2026
  • The number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones increased by 56% in 2025 — Kaspersky · March 4, 2026
  • Mobile malware evolution in 2025 — Securelist · March 4, 2026
  • News | Kaspersky Discovers Keenadu — Pipelinepub · February 19, 2026
  • Keenadu backdoor found preinstalled on Android devices, powers Ad fraud campaign — Securityaffairs.Co · February 18, 2026
  • Dangerous new Keenadu malware found pre — Tomsguide · February 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown