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Kimsuky QR-phishing campaign distributing DocSwap Android malware

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The Kimsuky operation now uses QR-code phishing to push DocSwap Android malware, raising the risk of mobile compromise for users drawn in by delivery-themed lures. The activity impersonates CJ Logistics and related shipment workflows to trick victims into installing a malicious app. The same infrastructure also overlaps with credential-harvesting pages for Naver and Kakao, showing a broader targeting pattern. The campaign matters because it blends social engineering, mobile malware delivery, and account-theft hooks in one coordinated operation.

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  1. 18.12.2025 09:43 2 articles · 5mo ago

    Kimsuky QR-phishing campaign pushes DocSwap Android malware

    Initial Disclosure

    Kimsuky is linked to a new QR-code phishing campaign that uses delivery-themed pages mimicking CJ Logistics to lure Android users into installing the DocSwap malware family. The malicious APK decrypts an embedded APK, launches a RAT service, and uses notification pop-ups and fake shipment-tracking and OTP screens to bypass Android warnings; ENKI also identified additional samples disguised as a P2B Airdrop app and a trojanized BYCOM VPN package, plus phishing pages impersonating Naver and Kakao that overlap with a prior Kimsuky credential-harvesting effort.

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