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S0314 X-Agent for Android

X-Agent for Android is Android malware that was placed in a repackaged version of a Ukrainian artillery targeting application. The malware reportedly retrieved general location data on where the victim device was used, and therefore could likely indicate the potential location of Ukrainian artillery. 1 Is it tracked separately from the CHOPSTICK.

Item Value
ID S0314
Associated Names
Type MALWARE
Version 1.1
Created 25 October 2017
Last Modified 11 December 2018
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
mobile T1430 Location Tracking X-Agent for Android was believed to have been used to obtain locational data of Ukrainian artillery forces.1
mobile T1444 Masquerade as Legitimate Application X-Agent for Android was placed in a repackaged version of an application used by Ukrainian artillery forces.1

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0007 APT28 1

References

  1. CrowdStrike Global Intelligence Team. (2016). Use of Fancy Bear Android Malware in Tracking of Ukrainian FIeld Artillery Units. Retrieved February 6, 2017. ↩↩↩↩

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