A mysterious cyber-espionage campaign is actively targeting Android smartphones used by soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), using a mixture of honeypot-style social engineering and stealthy malware to snoop on calls, texts, web browsing and more. Two separate research papers, from Kaspersky Lab and Lookout, reveals that over 100 Israeli military personnel have been targeted in the operation since mid-2016. Worryingly, researchers say the campaign is not only still active but is highly likely to escalate further.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times
