ViperRAT: The mobile APT targeting the Israeli Defense Force that should be on your radar

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ViperRAT: The mobile APT targeting the Israeli Defense Force that should be on your radar
Botnet ViperRAT
Malware
Botnet/malware group RAT
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
Target Israeli Defence Force, Israel
Origin
Campaign
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date 2017 / 2017-02-16
Editor/Conference Lookout
Link https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2017/02/16/viperrat-mobile-apt/ (Archive copy)
Author Michael Flossman
Type Blogpost

Abstract

The threat actors behind the ViperRAT surveillanceware collect a significant amount of sensitive information off of the device, and seem most interested in exfiltrating images and audio content. The attackers are also hijacking the device camera to take pictures.

Bibtex

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   editor = {Lookout},
   author = {Michael Flossman},
   title = {ViperRAT: The mobile APT targeting the Israeli Defense Force that should be on your radar},
   date = {16},
   month = Feb,
   year = {2017},
   howpublished = {\url{https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2017/02/16/viperrat-mobile-apt/}},
 }