O Threat Intelligence Team (TAG) Google issued a danger warning spyware Hermit in Android smartphones and iPhone. O Hermit belongs RCS laboratory, from Italy, and researchers say it is being used by governments for spying. O Google reports that concerns spyware more because it is compatible with Android and iOS.
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Hermit, more dangerous than Pegasus
usage spyware Hermit identical Pegasuscreated by the company Israeli group NSO. When installed on smartphoneoperator spyware has access to almost everything the user does and goes unnoticed. It will know what you are typing and even tell you your location. Another common feature with Pegasus is that government agencies use Hermit. O FBI uses Pegasus and the Brazilian Federal Police nearly bought the software.
But the advantage Hermit is that operators can set it to iPhones and Androids, which increases the number of targets. O LABEL showed that some of the countries that use Hermit are Italy and Kazakhstan (not very nice). O Google also notified users of android who were infected spyware. The company believes that working method install it spyware Following:
- Operators bind to target operator
- Mobile connection is cut off
- You receive an SMS asking you to install Appendix (Hermit) to reconnect
- After installation is complete Appendix the signal resumes and the user has been infected.
Spy cases in Kazakhstan, Italy and Syria
In addition to Googledigital security company look out also warned about using spyware last week. The company claims that Hermit was first discovered in April in Kazakhstan. In the country, people who were critical of the government and participated in protests against some of the measures taken by the government could be observed. O spyware it is also used by Syria to spy on ethnic Kurds. in Italy Hermit was used to investigate a corruption case.
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