{"id":40341,"date":"2021-04-07T20:11:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/another-supply-chain-attack-android-maker-gigaset-injects-malware-into-victims-phones-via-poisoned-update\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:11:13","slug":"another-supply-chain-attack-android-maker-gigaset-injects-malware-into-victims-phones-via-poisoned-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/another-supply-chain-attack-android-maker-gigaset-injects-malware-into-victims-phones-via-poisoned-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Another supply-chain attack? Android maker Gigaset injects malware into victims&#8217; phones via poisoned update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Android smartphones from Gigaset have been infected by malware direct from the manufacturer in what appears to be a supply-chain attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojan, once downloaded and installed on a victim&#8217;s device via a poisoned software update from the vendor, is capable of opening browser windows, fetching more malicious apps, and sending people text messages to further spread the malware, say researchers and users.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",button,mpu,\" data-sm=\",button,mpu,\" data-md=\",button,banner_plus,mpu\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YG52ldweYpm02SvFoWczUAAAAIA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YG52ldweYpm02SvFoWczUAAAAIA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The malicious updates were seeded on April 1, judging by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/05\/malwareangriff-was-gigaset-android-gertebesitzer-jetzt-machen-sollten\/\">reports<\/a> out of Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Our pals at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Gigaset-Malware-Befall-von-Android-Geraeten-des-Herstellers-gibt-Raetsel-auf-6006464.html\">Heise<\/a> also reported the wave of infections, whose perpetrators had not been identified at the time of writing. Heise observed this morning: &#8220;Permanent removal usually fails,&#8221; meaning it&#8217;s difficult to remove the persistent software nasty, adding that Gigaset&#8217;s &#8220;quality assurance department&#8221; had confirmed &#8220;that the company&#8217;s update server has delivered the malware.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\" data-sm=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\" data-md=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YG52ldweYpm02SvFoWczUAAAAIA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YG52ldweYpm02SvFoWczUAAAAIA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Gigaset told the news website the incident only affects &#8220;older devices,&#8221; and that it would provide more details soon. Users who head over to firm&#8217;s forums will find that they are, or were at time of writing, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gigaset.com\/de_de\/cms\/csp\/de\/wartungsarbeiten-forum.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">down for maintenance<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"promo_article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2019\/08\/20\/shutterstock_data_center_workers.jpg?x=174&amp;amp;y=115&amp;amp;crop=1\" width=\"174\" height=\"115\" alt=\"Two IT people working in a data center\"><\/p>\n<h2 title=\"Symantec says Tortoiseshell crew ransacked suppliers\">IT now stands for Intermediate Targets: Tech providers pwned by snoops eyeing up customers \u2013 report<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/09\/19\/it_supply_chain_attack\/\"><span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Munich-based outfit was formerly known as Siemens Home and Office Communications Devices, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/android\/2021\/04\/pre-installed-auto-installer-threat-found-on-android-mobile-devices-in-germany\/\">according to Malwarebytes<\/a>. The antivirus biz identified two of the malware strains emanating from Gigaset as Android\/Trojan.Downloader.Agent.WAGD and Android\/Trojan.SMS.Agent.YHN4.<\/p>\n<p>The attack vector is a system update application, identified as com.redstone.ota.ui. Malwarebytes&#8217; Nathan Collier speculated in a post that crooks had compromised Gigaset&#8217;s update servers to distribute the Trojans, a scenario Heise&#8217;s reporting \u2013 and this <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googleplay\/thread\/104068125?hl=de&amp;msgid=104565503\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google support thread<\/a> \u2013 tends to confirm.<\/p>\n<p>A reasonably complicated uninstallation method that successfully wipes the malware is available at the above link (if you&#8217;re unfamiliar with command-line work, it&#8217;s probably not for you).<\/p>\n<p>A post on Gigaset&#8217;s German-language corporate blog published yesterday talked at length about how criminals, er, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gigaset.com\/der-fehler-in-der-matrix-das-sicherheitsrisiko-mitarbeiter\/\">compromised a hospital<\/a> thanks to &#8220;a weak point in the hospital&#8217;s IT security.&#8221; Great timing.<\/p>\n<p>And in a statement to <i>El Reg<\/i> today, just as we were about to run this story, Gigaset senior veep for communications Raphael D\u00f6rr told us:<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-md=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YG52ldweYpm02SvFoWczUAAAAIA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YG52ldweYpm02SvFoWczUAAAAIA&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>While waiting for more information, and if it&#8217;s an option or necessary, the safest non-technical solution is simply to turn off a potentially infected device and remove the battery and SIM. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/04\/07\/gigaset_supply_chain_malware_android_phones\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software nasty also &#8216;persists after a factory reset&#8217; Android smartphones from Gigaset have been infected by malware direct from the manufacturer in what appears to be a supply-chain attack.\u2026 READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Another supply-chain attack? 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