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Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025

Android spyware hidden in mapping software targets Russian soldiers

A new Android spyware was discovered in a fake Alpine Quest app, reportedly used by Russian soldiers for war zone planning. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a new spyware, tracked as Android.Spy.1292.origin, targeting Russian military personnel. The malicious code was hidden in a trojanized Alpine Quest app and spread via Russian Android catalogs. The malware steals […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021

APT C-23 group targets Middle East with an enhanced Android spyware variant

A threat actor, tracked as APT C-23, is using new powerful Android spyware in attacks aimed at targets in the Middle East. The APT C-23 cyberespionage group (also known as GnatSpy, FrozenCell, or VAMP) continues to target entities in the Middle East with enhanced Android spyware masqueraded as seemingly harmless app updates (i.e. AndroidUpdate,, Telegram). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2018

Bitdefender spotted Triout, a new powerful Android Spyware Framework

Security researchers from Bitdefender have spotted a new Android spyware framework dubbed Triout that could be used to create malware with extensive surveillance capabilities. Bitdefender researchers have identified a new spyware framework can be used to spy into Android applications, it is tracked as Triout and first appeared in the wild on May 15. The researcher revealed that the command […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2016

An Android Spyware revealed the existence of a new Italian surveillance firm

A strain of Android spyware recently analyzed by security experts from RedNaga Security team points to an another Italian company. A new strain of Android malware reveals the existence of a new Italian player in the surveillance landscape. The Android spyware was analyzed by researchers from the RedNaga Security team, that is a first time […]

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Android spyware hidden in mapping software targets Russian soldiers

APT C-23 group targets Middle East with an enhanced Android spyware variant

Bitdefender spotted Triout, a new powerful Android Spyware Framework

An Android Spyware revealed the existence of a new Italian surveillance firm

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