‘Transparent Tribe’, a suspected Pakistan-linked hacker known for targeting military and diplomatic personnel in both India and Pakistan, is using malicious Android apps mimicking YouTube to spread the CapraRAT mobile remote access trojan (RAT), a new report has shown.
Upon installation, the apps request intrusive permissions that allow the malware to harvest and exfiltrate sensitive information to a hacker-controlled server with notable features.
Fake YouTube apps leveraged for CapraRAT malware distribution Malicious Android apps impersonating YouTube have been used by Pakistan-linked hacking operation APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, to facilitate the deployment of its CapraRAT backdoor in its cyberespionage operations against India and Pakistan, BleepingComputer reports.
'Transparent Tribe', a suspected Pakistan-linked hacker known for targeting military and diplomatic personnel in both India and Pakistan, is using malicious Android apps mimicking YouTube to spread the CapraRAT mobile remote access trojan .
Pakistani threat group Transparent Tribe targets military and diplomatic personnel in India and Pakistan with romance-themed lures in the latest spyware campaign.
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