Trojanized messaging apps used for CapraRAT deployment

Suspected Pakistani advanced persistent threat operation Transparent Tribe, also known as APT36, Mythic Leopard, and Operation C-Major, has leveraged trojanized messaging apps MeetUp and MeetsApp to facilitate distribution of the CapraRAT backdoor to Android device users in India and Pakistan, The Hacker News reports.

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