In a report published last week, the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team unveiled an ongoing cyber espionage campaign aimed at delivering an Apple iOS spyware implant called LightSpy to users in South Asia. The campaign, known as ‘F_Warehouse,’ features advanced spying features and indications that it may have targeted India based on VirusTotal submissions.
What’s Happening & Why This Matters
LightSpy was first discovered in 2020 and the malware framework has been found to be sophisticated, is widely distributed through compromised news sites, and has the same infrastructure and functionality overlaps as an Android spyware known as DragonEgg that is linked to the Chinese nation-state group APT41. The campaign is designed to gather data including contacts, SMS messages, location data, and even sound recordings from VoIP calls. It is likely being spread through news websites that are regularly visited by the targets and employs certificate pinning to prevent detection of communication with its server.
The ability of LightSpy to harvest information from popular apps, capture sensitive files and data and even take control of infected devices, suggests that it poses a significant threat to individuals and organizations in Southern Asia.
TF Summary: What’s Next
The recent resurgence of LightSpy poses an escalated risk to mobile espionage threats in Southern Asia. Organizations and individuals should be vigilant and take measures to protect themselves against the sophisticated spying capabilities of this malware.
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