{"id":1055,"date":"2020-10-02T08:25:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T07:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zerothcode.com\/blog\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2020-10-02T08:27:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T07:27:44","slug":"android-mobile-hacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerothcode.com\/blog\/android-mobile-hacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware: New Android Spyware Found Posing as Telegram and Threema Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

android mobile hacking A hacking group known for its attacks in the Middle East, at least since 2017,<\/p>\n

has recently been found impersonating legitimate messaging apps such as Telegram and Threema to infect Android devices with a new, previously undocumented malware.<\/p>\n

“Compared to the versions documented in 2017, Android\/SpyC23. android mobile hacking<\/h4>\n

A has extended spying functionality, including reading notifications from messaging apps, call recording and screen recording, and new stealth features,<\/p>\n

such as dismissing notifications from built-in Android security apps,” cybersecurity firm ESET\u00a0said\u00a0in a Wednesday analysis.<\/p>\n

First detailed by Qihoo 360 in 2017 under the moniker\u00a0Two-tailed Scorpion (aka APT-C-23 or Desert Scorpion),<\/p>\n

the mobile malware has been deemed “surveillance ware” for its abilities to spy on the devices of targeted<\/p>\n

individuals, android mobile hacking<\/h4>\n

exfiltrating call logs, contacts, location, messages, photos, and other sensitive documents in the process.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Symantec discovered a\u00a0newer variant\u00a0of the campaign that employed a malicious media player<\/p>\n

as a lure to grab information from the device and trick victims into installing additional malware.<\/p>\n

Then\u00a0earlier this year, Check Point Research detailed fresh signs of APT-C-23 activity<\/p>\n

when Hamas operators posed as young teenage girls on Facebook, Instagram, and Telegram to lure Israeli soldiers into<\/p>\n

installing malware-infected apps on their phones.<\/p>\n

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The latest version of the spyware detailed by ESET expands on these features,<\/p>\n

including the ability to collect information from social media and messaging apps via screen recording and screenshots,<\/p>\n

and even capture incoming and outgoing calls in WhatsApp and read the text of notifications from social media apps,<\/p>\n

including WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook, Skype, and Messenger.<\/p>\n

The infection begins when a victim visits a fake Android app store called “DigitalApps,”<\/p>\n

and downloads apps such as Telegram, Threema, and message, suggesting that the group’s motivation behind impersonating messaging apps is to<\/p>\n

“justify the various permissions requested by the malware.”<\/p>\n

In addition to requesting invasive permissions to read notifications, turn off Google Play Protect,<\/p>\n

and record a user’s screen under the guise of security and privacy features,<\/p>\n

android mobile hacking<\/p>\n

the malware communicates with its command-and-control (C2) server to register the newly infected victim and transmit the device information.<\/p>\n

The C2 servers, which typically masquerade as websites under maintenance, are also responsible for relaying the commands to the compromised phone,<\/p>\n

which can be used to record audio, restart Wi-Fi, uninstall any app installed on the device, among others.<\/p>\n

What’s more, it also comes equipped with a new feature that allows it to stealthily make a call while creating a black screen overlay to mask the call activity.<\/p>\n

“Our research shows that the APT-C-23 group is still active, enhancing its mobile toolset and running new operations. android mobile hacking<\/p>\n

Android\/SpyC32.A \u2013 the group’s newest spyware version<\/p>\n

\u2014 features several improvements making it more dangerous to victims,” ESET said.<\/p>\n

Apps downloaded from fraudulent third-party app stores has been a conduit for Android malware in recent years.<\/p>\n

It’s always essential to stick to official sources to limit risk,<\/p>\n

and scrutinize permissions requested by apps before installing them on the device. android mobile hacking<\/p>\n

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