Two previously unknown strains of Android malware named WyrmSpy and DragonEgg have been linked to the prolific nation-state actor with ties to China known as APT41.
“Known for its exploitation of web-facing applications and infiltration of traditional endpoint devices, an established threat actor like APT 41 including mobile in its arsenal of malware shows how mobile endpoints are high-value targets with coveted corporate and personal data,” Lookout stated in a report shared with The Hacker News.
APT41 is known to be operating and has been traced as Axiom read more Chinese APT41 Hackers Target Mobile Devices with New WyrmSpy and DragonEgg Spyware.
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