The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and mobile security company Lookout have uncovered a new malware espionage campaign that has targeted activists, journalists, lawyers, military personnel, and enterprises in more than 20 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

They have dubbed the threat Dark Caracal, and have traced its activities to as far back as 2012.

The malware used by Dark Caracal

The attackers went after information stored on targets’ Android devices and Windows PCs: SMS messages, call records, contacts, account information, WhatsApp, Telegram and Skype databases, files, legal and corporate documentation, photos, audio recordings, iPhone backups, and so on.

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