Skygofree

MITRE ATT&CK: S0327 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Skygofree

First seen
2014-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
spyware, rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
android
Related IoCs
3 (3 malicious)
Last IoC activity
2026-08-10 05:34:38
Profile updated
2026-07-07 14:09:50

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:it

Context

Skygofree is Android spyware that is believed to have been developed in 2014 and used through at least 2017.

Recent IoC activity

3 malicious indicators in Maltiverse are attributed to Skygofree (S0327). The 3 most recently updated:

TypeIndicatorUpdatedSources
file sample Skygofree_exploits.apk 2026-08-10 3
file sample Skygofree_pe.apk 2026-08-07 3
file sample f241af9ba7501e28974729c229b445ee709a7ef438448b6e9f88ff7ff7228cb2 2026-07-07 2

Malware & tools used

  • Audio Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Location Tracking (attack-pattern)
  • Video Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Download New Code at Runtime (attack-pattern)
  • Out of Band Data (attack-pattern)
  • Stored Application Data (attack-pattern)
  • Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)

Reports & references

  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Apk.Skygofree (report)
  • Kaspersky — 83603 (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0327 (report)

External references