FinFisherMalware
FinFisher is a government-grade commercial surveillance spyware reportedly sold exclusively to government agencies for use in targeted and lawful criminal investigations. It is heavily obfuscated and uses multiple anti-analysis techniques. It has other variants including Wingbird.From MITRE ATT&CK
Last reported 5 days ago, by CyberScoop2 reports
ATT&CK techniques
1 technique · each with the sentence it comes from- T1684Social Engineering
“This method significantly reduces the risk of detection and failure, as it does not rely on preemptive social engineering.”
Reports per month
last 12 monthsOctober so far (hatched). Counted by report, not by story.
What the reports say
2 reports, newest first · the exact sentence from each-
Spyware found on devices belonging to prominent Serbian critics as elections loom“Ristić described surveillance in Serbia as longstanding, tracing it to earlier tools such as FinFisher and alleged dealings with the hacking group Hacking Team — along with the original NoviSpy report by Amnesty International in 2024, which identified journalists, activists and c…”
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Predators for Hire: Commercial Surveillance Vendors Overview“In this context, some of the first commercial spyware designed for individual cyber espionage such as FinFisher (Gamma Group) and Remote Control System (Hacking Team) gained interest.”
Indicators in its reports
named in the reports above- gov[.]ukin 1 report
- surveillancewatch[.]ioin 1 report
Copy these 2 indicators · defanged
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