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A Secret Hacking Group Is Using Android Malware to Spy on Thousands of People in 21 Countries, Research Finds

Dark Caracal has been operating out of a Beirut building owned by the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security for the last six years, researchers say. The group stole text messages, call logs, and other data from targets mobile devices. Victims include journalists, military, government officials, medical practitioners, education professionals, academics, civilians from numerous other fields, the researchers found. The researchers traced the groups activity to the building controlled by the GDGS, a Lebanese intelligence agency, by tracking down devices used to test its malware.”]

Source: https://gizmodo.com/a-secret-hacking-group-is-using-android-malware-to-spy-1822201712

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