Angry Birds: Toy Ghouls' new toys

Angry Birds: Toy Ghouls' new toys

Kaspersky GERT experts have discovered new backdoors used by the Toy Ghouls group to deploy malware on Android devices, designed to steal sensitive information, and launched on October 15, 2022.

Bottom line: The Toy Ghouls group's new malware campaign poses a significant threat to Android users in the United States, China, and Japan.

What's happening: Kaspersky experts discovered two backdoors used by the Toy Ghouls group: one with HiveMQ MQTT broker as its command-and-control server and the other with the Matrix-based Element messenger.

What to do: Security leaders should ensure their organizations' Android devices are up-to-date with the latest security patches and monitor for suspicious activity.

Source: Securelist (Kaspersky)