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Android malware posing as Rakuten spread via eight domains including acidw.com

Security researcher @masaomi346 posted on X on 12 November 2026 about Android malware impersonating Rakuten (楽天), the Japanese e-commerce and financial services group, linking a VirusTotal analysis of the sample. The…

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Source: x.com · published

Illustration: Phishing, texts and email scams

What happened

Security researcher @masaomi346 posted on X on 12 November 2026 about Android malware impersonating Rakuten (楽天), the Japanese e-commerce and financial services group, linking a VirusTotal analysis of the sample. The post lists these domains: acidw.com, acpdns.com, aelogo.com, ancreda.com, armoky.com, rebenz.com, rainsu.com and risooo.com. Rakuten is impersonated and is not the operator. Install apps only from Google Play or the official Rakuten website, and do not install APK files sent via links in SMS or email. Source: https://x.com/masaomi346/status/2120744451358564679

How the scam works

These pages copy a familiar login, payment or delivery form so that a typed password, one-time code, card number or other personal detail goes to the operator rather than to the real company. The address is often a look-alike domain, a newly registered shop, or a free host such as Weebly, Wix, Firebase, Vercel, Workers or Pages. Some kits cloak the real form from scanners and only show it in certain countries or to certain devices. The brand whose name or logo appears is being impersonated and is not involved, unless the report says the page was planted on a compromised official site, in which case only that path is the phishing lure. Open the official app or type the company's real address yourself. If you already entered a password or a card number, change the password on the official site, turn on a new two-factor method, and contact the company and your bank.

If a message, a page or a caller creates urgency about money, a login or a legal threat, pause and check the claim through a contact method you already trust. Keep screenshots, reference numbers and the exact addresses or phone numbers you were given, and tell your bank early if money has already left the account. Official brands and authorised firms named in a lure are not involved unless a primary source says otherwise.

Source

Source: https://x.com/masaomi346/status/2120744451358564679

Red flags

  • A login, payment or 'verification' page on a look-alike, newly registered or free-hosting address that copies a well-known brand.
  • A message, ad or pop-up that pressures you to sign in, pay or confirm a code through a link.
  • A request for a password, a one-time or 2FA code, a card number, a government ID or a recovery phrase.
  • The real company's name or logo used on a site that is not its official address.

If you were targeted

  1. 1Do not enter passwords, codes or card details on a page you reached from an unexpected message or ad.
  2. 2Open the official app or type the company's real address yourself.
  3. 3If you already entered details, change the password on the official site, review devices and payments, and contact the company and your bank.
  4. 4Report the link to the brand and to your national cyber-crime or CERT service.

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  • hanwgsercassa.eu.cc
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Reported Nov 11, 20261 report
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  • 15844.eu.cc
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Reported Nov 12, 20261 report

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  • zedarontrader-2ai.com
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  • xxvv435.weebly.com
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  • xncok12.weebly.com
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