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28/06/22 22:17 PM IST

'Hermit'

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  • Cyber-security researchers have unearthed a new enterprise-grade Android spyware called 'Hermit' that is being used by the governments via SMS messages to target high-profile people like business executives, human rights activists, journalists, academics and government officials.
About Hermit 
  • The spyware, which we named 'Hermit' is likely developed by Italian spyware vendor RCS Lab and Tykelab Srl, a telecommunications solutions company we suspect to be operating as a front company.
  • Hermit is a modular spyware that hides its malicious capabilities in packages downloaded after it's deployed.
  • These modules, along with the permissions the core apps have, enable Hermit to exploit a rooted device, record audio and make and redirect phone calls, as well as collect data such as call logs, contacts, photos, device location and SMS messages.
  • Hermit tricks users by serving up the legitimate webpages of the brands it impersonates as it kickstarts malicious activities in the background.
Spyware 
  • Spyware is malicious software that enters a user’s computer, gathers data from the device and user, and sends it to third parties without their consent.
Source- Business Standard 

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