APT hackers set a honeytrap to ensnare victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Have you ever been asked to move an online conversation to another – and supposedly more secure – platform? This technique, often used by romance scammers, was recently used against a number of Indian and Pakistani netizens, possibly with a military or political background. The targeted campaign – courtesy of the Transparent Tribe APT group and described in detail by ESET researchers earlier this week – distributed CapraRAT backdoors via trojanized secure messaging and calling apps branded as MeetsApp and MeetUp.

To learn more, watch the video. Be sure to give the blog a read, too: Love scam or espionage? Transparent Tribe lures Indian and Pakistani officials