APT29-Linked Hackers Hijack Web Analytics Script to Deliver iOS and Android Exploits
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- Hacker groups and malware
- APT29
- Industries
- Manufacturing
- Reported by
- 1 outlet
The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT29 is said to be behind a large-scale watering hole campaign targeting iOS and Android users through compromised websites, fake domains, and a supply chain attack involving a Ukrainian web analytics service called Plerdy SEO Tracker. "The injected JavaScript code collects browser and device attributes," Sekoia researchers Amaury-Jacques Garçon and…
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2026-11-04 14:27 UTC
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