YiSpecter
MITRE ATT&CK: S0311 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: YiSpecter
- First seen
- 2014-11-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware, trojan
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- android, ios
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:29:34
Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:tw
Context
YiSpecter is a family of iOS and Android malware, first detected in November 2014, targeting users in mainland China and Taiwan. YiSpecter abuses private APIs in iOS to infect both jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices.
Malware & tools used
- Compromise Application Executable (attack-pattern)
- System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
- Stored Application Data (attack-pattern)
- Code Signing Policy Modification (attack-pattern)
- Download New Code at Runtime (attack-pattern)
- Hijack Execution Flow (attack-pattern)
- Drive-By Compromise (attack-pattern)
- Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Suppress Application Icon (attack-pattern)
- System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
Reports & references
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0311 (report)
- Palo Alto Unit 42 — Yispecter First Ios Malware Attacks Non Jailbroken Ios Devices By Abusing Private Apis (report)