Google is warning Android and iOS users about a sophisticated spyware that is getting the help from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in attacking its targets. According to a recent report by Google’ Threat Analysis Group (TAG) RCS Labs, which works in the same domain as the NSO Group, the group behind the infamous Pegasus spyware, is using a spyware called Hermit to target mobile users on both iOS and Android in Italy and Kazakhstan. Also Read - iPhone hacks: How to use Chrome passwords to sign in to apps on your Apple iPhone
This report corroborates with the report of the security research group, Lookout, that linked the spyware dubbed as Hermit with the RCS Labs. Also Read - Netflix confirms an ad-supported tier is coming to its platform
What is Hermit spyware
Researchers at Lookout said that Hermit is a ‘modular surveillance-ware that hides its malicious capabilities in packages downloaded after it’s deployed.’ What makes it dangerous is the fact that this spyware can not only record audio but also make and redirect phone calls, as well as collect data such as call logs, contacts, photos, device location and SMS messages on the targeted smartphone. Also Read - Chrome on iOS gets new features: Google Password Manager, Chrome Actions and more
how does the Hermit spyware work?
Researchers further explained that that the spyware is distributed via SMS messages pretending to come from a legitimate source. In the samples that the researchers have analysed, the spyware impersonated the appl ..
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