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“Operation C-Major” Actors Also Used Android, BlackBerry Mobile Spyware Against Targets

  • Posted on:April 18, 2016 at 7:07 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Mobile, Targeted Attacks
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    Trend Micro
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Last March, we reported on Operation C-Major, an active information theft campaign that was able to steal sensitive information from high profile targets in India. The campaign was able to steal large amounts of data despite using relatively simple malware because it used clever social engineering tactics against its targets. In this post, we will focus on the mobile part of their operation and discuss in detail several Android and BlackBerry apps they are using. Based on our investigation, the actors behind Operation C-Major were able to keep their Android malware on Google Play for months and they advertised their apps on Facebook pages which have thousands of likes from high profile targets.

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Tags: bogus appsOperation C-majortargeted attack campaign

PLEAD Targeted Attacks Against Taiwanese Government Agencies

  • Posted on:May 23, 2014 at 1:25 am
  • Posted in:Exploits, Malware, Targeted Attacks, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Kervin Alintanahin (Threats Analyst)
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In the recent 2H-2013 Targeted Attack Roundup Report we noted that we have been seeing several targeted attack campaign-related attacks in Taiwan. We are currently monitoring a campaign that specifically targets government and administrative agencies in Taiwan. We are naming this specific campaign PLEAD because of the letters of the backdoor commands issued by the related…

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Tags: APTgovernmentgovernment agenciesMalwarePLEADspear phishingTaiwanTaiwaneseTargeted Attacktargeted attack campaign

Sykipot Now Targeting US Civil Aviation Sector Information

  • Posted on:September 4, 2013 at 12:25 pm
  • Posted in:Targeted Attacks
  • Author:
    Darin Dutcher (Targeted Attacks Researcher)
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Sykipot is a malware family used as a backdoor that has been known since 2007, but continues to be active to this day. Recently, we have identified a new behavior from this old threat: it is now being used to gather intelligence about the civil aviation sector in the United States. Background The Sykipot malware family…

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Tags: cyber attackcyber espionagesykipottargeted attack campaignUSA

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