INFAMOUSCHISEL
INFAMOUSCHISEL is Android malware publicly reported as used by APT44, also known as Sandworm and FROZENBARENTS, a threat actor attributed by multiple governments to GRU Unit 74455. The malware is designed to collect information from Android devices, including system device information, commercial application information, and data from Ukrainian military applications, including battlefield management apps. Reporting in the provided content links its use to Russian cyber operations supporting military objectives in Ukraine, including targeting the personal devices of military personnel and attempts to steal information relevant to battlefield operations. The content also places INFAMOUSCHISEL alongside APT44 activity targeting secure messaging and battlefield-related data, and notes its use to steal information from Android devices in campaigns affecting Ukrainian military users.
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
Multiple governments have also reported on APT44's use of INFAMOUSCHISEL, malware designed to collect information from Android devices including system device information, commercial application information, and information from Ukrainian military apps.
Techniques & procedures
2 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Initial Access
1 technique
Initial Access
Recent activity
5 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Tool used by APT44 to steal information from Windows and Android devices, including data associated with secure messaging apps (as described in the content).
Malware used to target personal devices of military personnel to steal data, including from battlefield management applications.
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