{"id":1185,"date":"2025-04-23T08:31:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:31:29","slug":"android-spyware-disguised-as-alpine-quest-app-targets-russian-military-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zero.redgem.net\/?p=1185","title":{"rendered":"Android Spyware Disguised as Alpine Quest App Targets Russian Military Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Security Update News<\/h2>\n<h3>Update Information<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Title<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Android Spyware Disguised as Alpine Quest App Targets Russian Military Devices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Update ID<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">THN:1C97F505C5AEF9A691C4DF2C32F03D3B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Type<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">thn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Published<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">2025-04-23T12:22:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Last Updated<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">2025-04-23T12:39:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Security Impact<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">CVSS Score<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">0.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Severity<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; color: #666666; font-weight: bold;\">NONE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Attack Vector<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Affected CVEs<\/h3>\n<div style=\" padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;\">\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Update Details<\/h3>\n<div style=\"; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n![Android Spyware](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that Russian military personnel are the target of a new malicious campaign that distributes Android spyware under the guise of the Alpine Quest mapping software.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The attackers hide this trojan inside modified Alpine Quest mapping software and distribute it in various ways, including through one of the Russian Android app catalogs,&#8221; Doctor Web said in an analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The trojan has been found embedded in older versions of the software and propagated as a freely available variant of Alpine Quest Pro, a program with advanced functionality.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it also observed the malware, dubbed Android.Spy.1292.origin, being distributed in the form of an APK file via a fake Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<p>![Cybersecurity](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)<\/p>\n<p>While the threat actors initially provided a link for downloading the app in one of the Russian app catalogs through the Telegram channel, the trojanized version was later distributed directly as an APK as an app update.<\/p>\n<p>What makes the attack campaign noteworthy is that it takes advantage of the fact that Alpine Quest is used by Russian military personnel in the Special Military Operation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Once installed on an Android device, the malware-laced app looks and functions just like the original, allowing it to stay undetected for extended periods of time, while collecting sensitive data &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>  * Mobile phone number and their accounts<br \/>  * Contact lists<br \/>  * Current date and geolocation<br \/>  * Information about stored files, and<br \/>  * App version<\/p>\n<p>Besides sending the victim&#8217;s location every time it changes to a Telegram bot, the spyware supports the ability to download and run additional modules that allow it to exfiltrate files of interest, particularly those sent via Telegram and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p>![Android Spyware](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Android.Spy.1292.origin not only allows user locations to be monitored but also confidential files to be hijacked,&#8221; Doctor Web said. &#8220;In addition, its functionality can be expanded via the download of new modules, which allows it to then execute a wider spectrum of malicious tasks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the risk posed by such threats, it&#8217;s advised to download Android apps only from trusted app marketplaces and avoid downloading &#8220;free&#8221; paid versions of software from dubious sources.<\/p>\n<p>### Russian Organizations Targeted by New Windows Backdoor<\/p>\n<p>The disclosure comes as Kaspersky revealed that various large organizations in Russia, spanning the government, finance, and industrial sectors, have been targeted by a sophisticated backdoor by masquerading it as an update for a secure networking software called ViPNet.<\/p>\n<p>![Cybersecurity](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The backdoor targets computers connected to ViPNet networks,&#8221; the company said in a preliminary report. &#8220;The backdoor was distributed inside LZH archives with a structure typical of updates for the software product in question.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Present within the archive is a malicious executable (&#8220;msinfo32.exe&#8221;) that acts as a loader for an encrypted payload also included in the file.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The loader processes the contents of the file to load the backdoor into memory,&#8221; Kaspersky said. This backdoor is versatile: it can connect to a C2 server via TCP, allowing the attacker to steal files from infected computers and launch additional malicious components, among other things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Found this article interesting? 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