- iPhone users across South Asian countries face a new spyware campaign threat called LightSpy.
- The spyware implant creates an advanced backdoor in iOS that is usually distributed through compromised websites and watering hole attacks.
Cybersecurity researchers have found that iPhone users in South Asian countries are being targeted by a cyber espionage campaign aiming to deliver a spyware implant called LightSpy to iOS devices. Kaspersky and Trend Micro previously noticed a LightSpy campaign in 2020, with the spyware being primarily distributed through watering hole attacks and compromised websites.
According to a report by cyber security researchers from the Blackberry Threat Research and Intelligence Team, the latest version of the LightSpy campaign uses a modular framework with sophisticated spying capabilities. LightSpy uses a certificate pinning strategy to prevent interception and detection of any communication made to its command and control servers.
The campaign has largely targeted iPhone users in India, although there have been several reports from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, and Iran.
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