Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight

Vira Manti

Published Aug 22, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC

Source: SecuritySource
- Three banking trojans — Manic, Grandoreiro, and a bulked-up ToxicPanda 2.0 — are circulating with enough persistence to make any unsealed cargo look like airtight freight. Manic brings spyware to the party; Grandoreiro keeps hammering Latin America and Europe like a relay window that never closes; ToxicPanda 2.0 just got a bigger payload. Who gets hurt: anyone whose banking app lives next to a sketchy sideload — your meat wallet is the target, and "I just installed this APK" is not a defense. What serious readers should do: stop kidding yourself about mobile hygiene. Stick to official app stores, revoke permissions on anything suspicious, enable hardware-backed 2FA, and treat every "bank alert" SMS like it's forged — because it probably is. Check the seals on your endpoints before someone else checks your balance. Delivery signature applied.