A new threat actor dubbed “Starry Addax” is targeting human rights activists associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) cause in North Africa using a novel mobile malware named “FlexStarling.” Starry Addax’s modus operandi involves conducting phishing attacks, enticing victims into installing malicious Android apps that are disguised as legitimate tools. The apps impersonate […]
Apr 09, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware Human rights activists in Morocco and the Western Sahara region are the targets of a new threat actor that leverages phishing attacks to trick victims into installing bogus Android apps and serve credential harvesting pages for Windows users. Cisco Talos is tracking the activity cluster under the name Starry […]