Monokle is a mobile surveillance malware believed to be developed by a Russian defense contractor. The mobile remote-access trojan has been actively targeting Android phones since at least March 2016. The malware uses advanced data exfiltration techniques even without requiring root access to a targeted device. Researchers say attackers are distributing the malware through fake apps that look just like Evernote, Google Play, Pornhub, Signal, UC Browser, Skype, and other popular Android apps. The new Android malware and its capabilities remind us of the powerful surveillance malware Pegasus, developed by Israel-based NSO Group.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/russian-android-spying-apps.html