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New Pakistan-based Cyber Espionage Group’s Year-Long Campaign Targeting Indian Defense Forces with Android Malware

· Published 06/05/2024 08:47 · Modified 06/05/2024 09:29

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Published
06/05/2024 08:47
Modified
06/05/2024 09:29
Tags
2024-05-03 2024-05-04 2024-05-05 2024-05-06 android craxs rat defense espionage india malware pakistan spynote
Related entities
3 observables, 1 intrusion sets (apt), 2 malware, 4 others

Description

CYFIRMA researchers identified an campaign, active for over a year, targeting Indian personnel by an unidentified -based cyber group. The threat actor utilized or a modified version called , obfuscating the app with high complexity. Through social engineering tactics like impersonating senior officers and distributing the via WhatsApp, the group aimed to gain access to victims' contacts, call logs, SMS, and potentially screen monitoring capabilities.

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