POISON CARP
POISON CARP is classified as other threat group.
- Malware families
- 2
- Also known as
- 3
Between November 2018 and May 2019, senior members of Tibetan groups received malicious links in individually tailored WhatsApp text exchanges with operators posing as NGO workers, journalists, and other fake personas. The links led to code designed to exploit web browser vulnerabilities to install spyware on iOS and Android devices, and in some cases to OAuth phishing pages. This campaign was carried out by what appears to be a single operator that we call POISON CARP.
The group is associated with 2 malware families.
Also known as: Evil Eye, Red Dev 16, Earth Empusa
The group is associated with 2 malware families.
Malware families
- ActionSpy
- PoisonCarp
Published reports on this actor:
- https://citizenlab.ca/2019/09/poison-carp-tibetan-groups-targeted-with-1-click-mobile-exploits/
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2019/09/02/digital-crackdown-large-scale-surveillance-and-exploitation-of-uyghurs/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/20/f/new-android-spyware-actionspy-revealed-via-phishing-attacks-from-earth-empusa.html
Source: MISP Galaxy, Malpedia.
Is your organization mentioned?
Search with your domain to check whether your organization appears in ransomware listings, leaked records, forums and Telegram channels.
Search your domainThreat Intelligence
Track ransomware groups, victim posts and indicators of compromise, and see the records that match your own assets.