Security News > 2020 > October > GravityRAT Comes Back to Earth with Android, macOS Spyware

The criminals behind GravityRAT spyware have rolled out new macOS and Android variants for the first time.

Kaspersky researchers spotted updated GravityRAT code indicating an overhaul of the the malware.

On the mobile front, Kaspersky was tipped off that GravityRAT was back when researchers observed a piece of malicious code inserted in an Android travel application for Indian users.

After some code analysis, they were able to determine that the malware module was in fact a relative of GravityRAT. Then, researchers decided to look further, since the code "Doesn't look like a typical piece of Android spyware," researchers said.

"The main modification seen in the new GravityRAT campaign is multiplatformity," researchers said.

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https://threatpost.com/gravityrat-back-android-macos-spyware/160299/