A Dangerous Spyware Hidden in Apps North Korean hacking groups secretly placed a new and dangerous spyware called KoSpy inside five apps on Android devices.These apps were available for download ...

KoSpy targets apps that are in Korean and English. It infiltrated Google Play as an app called "File Manager - Android." Google has since removed the app, which only attracted about 10 downloads.

According to Lookout, KoSpy collects “an extensive amount of sensitive information,” including: SMS text messages, call logs, the device’s location data, files and folders on the device ...

A new Android spyware named 'KoSpy' is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps.

Samples of the malware—named KoSpy by Lookout, the security firm that discovered it—masquerade as utility apps for managing files, app or OS updates, and device security.

Cybersecurity researchers at Lookout have discovered KoSpy, a sophisticated Android spyware linked to North Korea that has managed to infiltrate the Google Play Store. The malware is attributed to ...

Lookout Threat Lab researchers discovered the spyware, dubbed KoSpy, attributing it with medium confidence to North Korean APT group ScarCruft, also known as APT37.

The malware has been named KoSpy by Lookout, the security firm who discovered it. In all 5 cases these apps are disguised as utility apps, designed to help with file management, software updates ...

The app contained Android spyware called KoSpy, which Lookout attributes to the North Korean hacking group APT37. It’s capable of collecting a device’s SMS messages, call logs, location, files ...

KoSpy targets apps that are in Korean and English. It infiltrated Google Play as an app called "File Manager - Android." Google has since removed the app, which only attracted about 10 downloads.