July 22, 2020 By Lindsey O'Donnell
An Android spyware attack was recently discovered that targeted the Uyghur ethnic minority group – since 2013.
In this in-depth Threatpost podcast Christoph Hebeisen, who leads the Security Intelligence Research Division at Lookout, shares a behind-the-scenes look at how his team discovered and tracked three never-before-seen surveillanceware tools, dubbed SilkBean, GoldenEagle and CarbonSteal.
Hebeisen walks listeners through what these new tools are and how they were used in a seven-year long surveillanceware campaign against the Uyghur ethnic minority group. Also discussed are the threat actor’s methods and procedures and why the mobile landscape is becoming a popular targets for advanced persistent threat actors.
