Security News > 2023 > June > Rogue Android Apps Target Pakistani Individuals in Sophisticated Espionage Campaign

Individuals in the Pakistan region have been targeted using two rogue Android apps available on the Google Play Store as part of a new targeted campaign.

The threat actor is known to use malicious Android apps that masquerade as legitimate utilities in their target attacks.

The VPN app, which reuses source code taken from the genuine Liberty VPN product, is no longer hosted on the official app storefront, although evidence shows that it was available as recently as June 12, 2023.

The low download counts is an indication that the apps are being used as part of a highly targeted operation, a hallmark of nation-state actors.

Both apps are configured to trick the victims into granting them invasive permissions to access their contact lists and precise locations.

Little is known about the victims targeted using the rogue apps barring the fact that they are based in Pakistan.

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