Tencent users targeted by dangerous mobile malware

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Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have detected a highly targeted, advanced cyber-espionage campaign abusing a legitimate Chinese messaging app to deliver a potent infostealer.

In the campaign, a threat actor known as Evasive Panda used an update to the Tencent QQ messaging app to deliver an infostealing malware known as MsgBot.