This Motorola Moto G Power 5G shows the midnight blue color option. Image: Amazon New Android malware is using Microsoft’s .NET MAUI to fly under the radar in a new cybersecurity dust-up this week. Disguised as actual services such as banking and social media apps targeting Indian and Chinese-speaking users, the malware is designed to gain access to sensitive information. Cybersecurity experts with McAfee’s Mobile Research Team say that, while the threat is currently aimed at China and India, other cybercriminal groups could easily adopt the same method to target a broader audience. .NET MAUI’s hidden danger: Bypassing security Microsoft launched .NET MAUI in 2022, a framework that lets developers build apps for both desktops and phones using C#, replacing the now retired Xamarin tool. The intent of .NET MAUI was to make it easier to create apps that work across different platforms. Typically, Android apps are built with Java or Kotlin, and their code is stored in a format called DEX (Dalvik Executable); Android security systems are designed to scan these DEX files for …