AbstractEmu
Essential information
- Confidence
- 100/100
- Is family
- Yes
- Published
- 06/02/2023 19:48
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:41
- Revoked
- No
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
- Related entities
- 23 attack patterns (mitre)
Description
[AbstractEmu](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1061) is mobile malware that was first seen in Google Play and other third-party stores in October 2021. It was discovered in 19 Android applications, of which at least 7 abused known Android exploits for obtaining root permissions. [AbstractEmu](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1061) was observed primarily impacting users in the United States, however victims are believed to be across a total of 17 countries.(Citation: lookout_abstractemu_1021)
Marking (TLP)
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