MESSAGETAP — Malware Profile
MESSAGETAP is a data mining malware family deployed by APT41 into telecommunications networks to monitor and save SMS traffic from specific phone numbers, IMSI numbers, or that contain specific keywords.
MITRE ATT&CK techniques (8)
- T1040 Network Sniffing
- T1049 System Network Connections Discovery
- T1070.004 File Deletion
- T1074.001 Local Data Staging
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery
- T1119 Automated Collection
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
- T1560.003 Archive via Custom Method