According to Google's Threat Analysis Group, Italian spyware was used to hack iOS and Android devices with drive-by attacks.
that an Italian company’s hacking tools were being used to hack iOS and Android devices. According to the report, Italy’s RCS Lab “uses a combination of tactics” to target mobile phones. RCS Lab claims that it provides law enforcement agencies with technological solutions for the “lawful interception” of user data. Google’s analysis of the company’s tools suggests otherwise.Google identified victims of the spyware campaign in Italy and Kazakhstan.
As Google explains, the hacker begins by sending a unique link to a target. When the target clicks on the link, the page tells the user to download and install a malicious application. This sounds like a fairly standard campaign, but it gets much worse. Google believes that in some cases the attackers worked with internet service providers to disable the target’s mobile data connectivity. The attacker would then send a message with a link telling the target to download an application to restore their connectivity. This is likely why most of the malicious apps posed as mobile carrier apps.
When the attackers weren’t able to coordinate with ISPs to trick their targets, the malicious software looked like a messaging application instead. The page would tell the user to install an app in order to recover their account.
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