Stegoware-3PC marks new high in adware sophistication

mood · Jun 25, 2019

Stegoware-3PC marks new high in adware sophistication
June 25, 2019
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...-3pc-marks-new-high-in-adware-sophistication/

A new steganography campaign targeting iOS devices exploits demand-side adtech providers and adtech vendors to serve malware to millions of consumers.
[...] at least five publishers, three demand-side vendors, and 11 other adtech vendors have been used to spread the malware Stegoware-3PC residing in PNG files on devices using iOS 12.

“The ads prompt visitors to shop and, in so doing, enter their personal information. The malware exfiltrates the information and sends it to a malicious command and control server,” wrote Mike Bittner, associate director of digital security and operations at The Media Trust.

Bittner noted the introduction of Stegoware-3PC marked a technological jump in this type of malware’s sophistication using only 149 lines of code compared to almost 2,000 used by ShapeShifter-3PC.
"[...] conducts various checks to make sure it is executing in an iOS device and not an Android device, a sandbox, or virtual machine,” he said."
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The Media Trust: iOS Devices Compromised…Again

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