Users Warned of Info-Stealing Christmas-Themed Malware

Security researchers have discovered an Asian-based APT group hiding information-stealing malware inside Santa and other Christmas-themed mobile apps. CloudSek CTO Rahul Sasi claimed in a blog post that the “Santa-APT” group appears to be engaged in both economically motivated IP theft and gathering intelligence which could be useful for governments. It was first spotted selling desktop malware on underground forums designed specifically to jump air-gapped systems. “Given the type of documents the attackers are seeking, it was collecting classified data from software companies and government organisations,” Sasi explained.