"Human Rights Activists in Western Sahara Are Being Targeted by Mobile Malware"

Human rights activists associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) are being targeted by new mobile malware spread through a news app. Cisco Talos and the Yahoo Advanced Cyber Threats Team discovered the malicious Android mobile app, which masquerades as a variant of the Sahara Press Service app run by a SADR-associated media agency. Researchers at Cisco Talos believe the spying campaign began in January and is still in its early stages. The custom-built app was distributed via spearphishing emails sent to human rights activists in Morocco and SADR. The campaign's app and surveillance infrastructure were custom-built, strongly emphasizing stealth and undercover operations. The app displays legitimate news content, but it also allows attackers to steal data from the target's Android device and run arbitrary code. This article continues to discuss the targeting of human rights activists with new mobile malware.

The Record reports "Human Rights Activists in Western Sahara Are Being Targeted by Mobile Malware"

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