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US-based tech giant Google’s cybersecurity unit LABELannounced that it has discovered a new malware targeting both Android and iOS devices. According to cybersecurity experts”hermitThe malware, called “, has
US-based tech giant Google’s cybersecurity unit LABELannounced that it has discovered a new malware targeting both Android and iOS devices. According to cybersecurity experts”hermitThe malware, called “, has so far been spotted in Italy and Kazakhstan.
Hermit is a system that has access to all data of the users in general. spyware† Audio recordings can be made on infected devices. In addition, calling and texting, leaking GPS location data, opening contact lists, call logs, and gallery applications are up to Hermit’s ingenuity. Fake to Android devices APK files Hermit, who is infected with the virus, takes advantage of security vulnerabilities in iOS devices.
In assessments by both Google’s cybersecurity experts and other private companies, Hermit’s use of smartphones how it leaked detected. Attackers generally reach devices with fake links and the user who clicks on this link becomes the victim. In fact, according to Google Hermit, in some cases phones by disconnecting from the Internet being send. The attacker, who first infiltrated the device and disabled Internet access, then sent a fake message as if he were a service provider, and the link in this message contained Hermit.
According to Google, the name behind the Hermit spyware is based in Italy. RCS lab† This company is known to track users in accordance with the law. In the statements of the company, even if the allegations in question are stated to be unfounded, there is no history of the company. yet not lit there are events. As such, Google’s claim cannot be said to be unfounded.
Head of Cyber Security Policy at Google Charley Snyder, Hermit and made statements about similar uses. Snyder mentions that spyware has now become an industry and says that tracking software in particular is legal in some cases. However, a point should be noted here. According to Charley Snyder, laws in general exploited by governments† Snyder said they have faced similar situations before and said opposition journalists from the government and… to target rival politicians He states that he can turn to this kind of work…
Source: Web Tekno
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