How to protect yourself from phishing
This is the first case in Japan where a type of malware that targets iPhones resulted in financial damage.
This campaign shows that iPhones can indeed be infected by malware once a malicious configuration profile is installed. This case also confirmed that simply accessing a malicious website would not inevitably infect a device with malware. Rather, a user has to complete the process of installing the malware for infection to take place. This means that with enough knowledge and caution, a user can protect their device from infection.
We also believe that smishing continues to be part of this loop of attack chains targeting smartphones. In the meantime, JC3 continues to publish alert notifications with regard to the same campaign detailed in this blog for additional reference.
More details on smishing and how to protect yourself from such threats can be found in this blog.
Indicators of compromise
SHA256 | Trend Micro Detection |
b42bdfceb8e7733db22645fee95482dccf5260dcd3ff15ede0de77d2120c3845 | AndroidOS_TianySpy.GCL |
a16878598e0ce5924fa45c09319b48e566f4d935626042ba378f4f1f7b9ad798 | |
5d27cc2e0a8ab987341e8995bf50cc763160cce4191df9a94c4b39b570c0d6a5 | |
73c19a778500c6fb04f60d60527ea76a870590ed9e0f6014cb03419d02ff0457 | |
ada8dfe4914f824e5a4a03aec8f135a4544cc0086830f23285dc67d42ec1f29c | |
839246c1b13d2d9c87907bdd4069ce0aad02e5660cb10fad4a85805e4b81dcea |
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