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Mobile banking Trojans have entered a new era. No longer limited to stealing login credentials, today’s threats are powered by AI, capable of dynamic behavior and advanced evasion techniques. These Trojans target both Android and iOS platforms, operating directly inside legitimate mobile apps to bypass security, intercept biometrics, and manipulate app flows in real time.This presents a critical and growing risk: AI-powered Trojans can now execute fraud and account takeovers (ATO) without alerting the user, backend systems, or fraud engines—placing thousands of mobile banks and millions of users at risk.Understanding the threat landscapeAI-powered mobile Trojans employ a range of tactics to execute attacks:Accessibility abuse: Trojans like Xenomorph and BrasDex exploit Android’s accessibility services to read screens, simulate taps, and automate transactions.Overlay attacks: Malware like SharkBot uses UI overlays to impersonate banking apps and capture credentials.Remote Access Trojans (RATs): BRATA enables full remote device control, allowing attackers to act as the user.Polymorphic behavior: AI-enabled Trojans evolve their code to evade static or signature-based defenses.Biometric spoofing: Some variants intercept Face ID or fingerprint scans, forging success responses.Trojan attacks on mobile platforms are accelerating rapidly, and AI is helping attackers bypass traditional defenses.Why traditional defenses fall shortMost conventional mobile security and anti-fraud tools were not designed to deal with this level of sophistication. Signature-based approach is easily evaded by AI-morphing malware. Cloud-based threat detections are too slow for real-time, on-device attacks that complete before server-side systems respond.Perimeter defenses like WAFs or SDKs provide no visibility or control over what happens inside the mobile app during runtime. Manual detection and incident response can’t keep up with polymorphic attacks that mutate and spread faster than human teams can analyze.These gaps have made it easier for AI-powered Trojans to silently take over devices, inject fake transactions, and manipulate mobile app flows — often without triggering any alerts.The case for AI-native mobile defenseStopping AI-powered Trojans requires a new approach: AI-native mobile security. These AI-native platforms operate inside the app, on the device, using machine learning and behavioral intelligence to detect and stop threats in real time.Key capabilities include:In App, on-device threat detection and response: No cloud dependency—apps protect themselves, even offline.Behavioral and contextual analysis: Detects abnormal behavior in the mobile app, mobile OS, device and/or user.Preemptive protection in app: Trojans are blocked at detection—before executing credential theft, overlays, spoofing, or fraudulent actions.Leading AI-native protections offer security systems that neutralize accessibility abuse, overlay injection, remote control malware, and more — with no SDK, server dependency, or manual tuning.Implementing AI-native defense: a three-part strategyTo combat mobile Trojans effectively, mobile businesses and mobile developers must adopt a full AI-native defense strategy:Build AI-native security into the mobile app In-app protection must be built directly into the mobile app to ensure real-time, autonomous security. This eliminates reliance on external tools or backend processes and enables end-to-end observability and control.Monitor and respond with AI-native systems Security doesn't end at release. AI-native systems should monitor production environments for anomalies, analyze attack volume and velocity, detect threats like Trojan activity, and trigger rapid response in real time.Use AI to support user recovery When attacks occur, AI-native tools help support teams identify and remove threats on-device. These systems can isolate compromised sessions, clean infected devices, and guide recovery—restoring trust faster and minimizing user disruption.ConclusionAI-powered mobile banking Trojans are not fringe threats—they are the new norm. Their ability to infect devices, impersonate users, and bypass outdated defenses makes them among the most serious risks in mobile banking today.To stop them, mobile apps must defend themselves in real time. AI-native mobile defense platforms offer the only path forward—purpose-built to stop the threats of today and those still evolving.We've featured the best secure smartphone.This article was produced as part of TechRadarPro's Expert Insights channel where we feature the best and brightest minds in the technology industry today. The views expressed here are those of the author and are not necessarily those of TechRadarPro or Future plc. If you are interested in contributing find out more here: https://www.techradar.com/news/submit-your-story-to-techradar-pro

I'm always wary about the term 'action comedy' because for every Kiss Kiss Bang Bang or Hot Fuzz there's a Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. It's a tough genre to do well, but it looks like Tom Kingsley has cracked it: the new Prime Video movie he's directed, Deep Cover, is getting rave reviews.Deep Cover stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Kat, who teaches improv comedy and is beginning to believe she's missed her big chance of becoming a comedy star. But then she bumps into an undercover cop played by Sean Bean, and he wants her to play the role of a lifetime alongside two of her students, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed. But this isn't a role on the stage or on the screen. Kat and her students are going to infiltrate London's gangland by pretending to be dangerous criminals.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the resulting movie is "relentlessly silly" – and that's meant as a compliment.What are the critics saying about Deep Cover?Deep Cover is currently sitting at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 critics' reviews (it had debuted at SXSW London Screen Festival earlier this month), making it one of the best Prime Video movies. And the consensus is that it's not exactly high art, but it's highly entertaining.Empire Magazine gave the film four out of five stars, comparing Sean Bean's cop to Jackson Lamb from Slow Horses; saying it's "well constructed, committing to the bit in the gag department while delivering clear set-ups and pay-offs for its central characters – a comedy that, beyond the class-A drugs and body bags, is about how improv gives three lonely losers a new lease on life"."It's one of the most surprisingly funny films of the year," says Ebert.com, giving the film three out of four stars. The cast "is fantastic from top to bottom, leaning into their on-screen personas in a way that holds all of this admittedly goofy movie together. Turns out you can accept a lot of silly plotting, as long as you’re laughing.""Amazon's high-concept action comedy Deep Cover might be light on narrative escalation, but it has plenty of laughs and a terrific trio of lead actors," says Screen Rant. And Ready Steady Cut said that "It’s near-perfect popcorn entertainment, an action-comedy with okay action and really funny comedy that puts its all-star cast to work playing exaggerated pastiches of their usual screen personas."What are the viewers saying about Deep Cover?There aren't enough audience reviews to fire up the Popcommeter to generate a score, but the viewer comments are tending towards four and five stars.Nick M loved the gags but felt the crime could be better – "If the crime aspect was as good as the comedy it would be one of the best of the last few years," he said, while Micki K gave it the ultimate compliment: "I actually put my phone down to watch it."Many of the viewers echoed the critics by singling out Orlando Bloom for particular praise – "all of the characters are perfectly cast," says Scott F, and "Orlando Bloom is particularly funny" – as well as noting that how much you enjoy the film depends in part on what you're expecting from it."This is a fun ride!" says Samantha U. "Take it for what it is – entertaining. It's not an artistic work of film but man alive, I really appreciate this move. The acting was great. The writing was smart. The characters were lovable. It wasn't 4 hours long like every other movie right now." For Samantha it took her back "to a simpler time when movies were just fun."Deep Cover is streaming now on Prime Video.You might also likePrime Video has added three of my all-time favorites movies3 new horror movies are coming to Prime Video in June 20255 new Prime Video movies with over 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

iPadOS 26 brings the Journal app to iPadJournal, previously an iPhone exclusive, offers users a dedicated place for memories and notesThe iPad version adds Apple Pencil support, as well as a map for adding places to entriesApple is bringing the Journal app to iPad with iPadOS 26 after two years of iPhone exclusivity.The Journal app, which already comes preinstalled on all of the best iPhones, will become one of the iPad’s default apps with the upcoming release of iPadOS 26.Journal for iPad follows much the same format as its iPhone counterpart – it’s a place to store memories, jot down notes, add photos, and, on iPad specifically, write and sketch with Apple Pencil.Journal has been available on iPhone since 2023. (Image credit: Future / Apple)Apple’s official press release outlining the new features in iPadOS 26 notes that the app allows users to create multiple journals “for different aspects of life."The app also contains a map section, presumably to find and pin locations to Journal entries.As the press release notes, the Journal app allows users to incorporate “photos, videos, audio recordings, places, their state of mind, and more” into each entry.Apple hasn’t confirmed this, but given the company’s history, we’d expect Journal entries to sync between iPhone and iPad over iCloud – though we’re not sure how the Apple Pencil functions will translate between the two platforms.A perfect fitThe Journal app for iPad supports Apple Pencil natively, as you might expect (Image credit: Apple)If you ask me, a version of the Journal app for iPad is overdue. It's a reflective app that brings together various aspects of one’s day and life, and the large, portable canvas the iPad provides is a natural pairing.Take a quick scroll through the techier sides of YouTube and you’ll find dozens of videos demonstrating iPad setups that focus on note-taking, minimalism, and mindfulness.The Journal app gives users an officially supported bit of software at no extra cost to get started with or integrate into their iPad use.Personally, I can see myself returning to my iPad Pro 2020 for the Journal app – I recently wrote that my 11-inch model has found itself mostly relegated to the role of YouTube machine, but it’d be a perfectly-sized device to carry on my travels as a journal.And with the Journal app seemingly a specialized notepad and file browser, I’d suggest that it won’t take up too much processing power, which means it could be a great addition to even older or less powerful iPad models.We don’t have a full list of devices supported by iPadOS 26 yet, but we’d expect the Journal app to come to all of the best iPads. Let us know if you’d use the new Journal app in the comments below.You might also likeLive from WWDC 2025 – TechRadar podcast unpacks that massive iPadOS update and looks through Liquid GlassThis iPhone Bluetooth audio issue frustrates me every day, but iOS 26 is finally going to fix itThe best iPad 2025: top Apple tablets to consider right now

New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea was sworn in earlier this month after rising through the ranks over 28 years. Shea joined the NYPD in 1991 as a patrol officer in the Bronx. The city that year had more than 2,000 murders. In 2018, that number fell to 295. Commissioner Shea joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the latest attack on a Hanukkah celebration in New York, security surrounding New Year's Eve celebrations, and the stabbing death of college student Tessa Majors in a Manhattan park.