Android Malware RedHook Learned A Wireless Trick To Secretly Hijack Your Device
Cyber criminals are constantly looking for new ways to compromise systems and devices, and sometimes that means going back to the well with malware that’s been successful in the past. That’s exactly what the researchers at security firm Group-IB observed with RedHook, which originally appeared in 2025, but has been renewed with some new tricks up its sleeve.
RedHook is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that’s aimed at the Android ecosystem, which provides attackers with a full suite of tools to maximize the theft of a victim’s data. This includes the ability to record a device’s screen and log what a user inputs with their keyboard. Additionally, it can steal sms messages, a victim’s contacts, lock and unlock the compromised device, and take pictures of the victim using the front facing camera.
While these capabilities have been offered by other malicious software in the past, the researchers note that RedHook...
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