TLDR Tech / InfoSec
Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups
Access Now and Lookout exposed a hack-for-hire campaign targeting journalists, activists, and officials across the Middle East, North Africa, the UK, and potentially the US. Attackers phished Apple ID credentials to access iCloud backups, and deployed spyware called ProSpy disguised as Signal, WhatsApp, and Zoom. The group has ties to BITTER APT and possibly Appin, an Indian hack-for-hire firm.
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