Monokle
MITRE ATT&CK: S0407 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: Monokle
- First seen
- 2019-07-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- android
- Related IoCs
- 1 (1 malicious)
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-05-01 09:55:40
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:08:26
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:ru
Context
Monokle is targeted, sophisticated mobile surveillanceware. It is developed for Android, but there are some code artifacts that suggests an iOS version may be in development.
Recent IoC activity
1 malicious indicator in Maltiverse are attributed to Monokle (S0407). The 1 most recently updated:
| Type | Indicator | Updated | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| file sample | 695d11c512a40a656aa39efedc79ef6a6ff3caca781c384e1238b9f0ea30621a.apk | 2026-05-01 | 1 |
Malware & tools used
- Out of Band Data (attack-pattern)
- Obfuscated Files or Information (attack-pattern)
- Internet Connection Discovery (attack-pattern)
- System Network Connections Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Video Capture (attack-pattern)
- Keylogging (attack-pattern)
- File Deletion (attack-pattern)
- Account Access Removal (attack-pattern)
- Hooking (attack-pattern)
- Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
- Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
- Call Control (attack-pattern)
- System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Adversary-in-the-Middle (attack-pattern)
- Compromise Client Software Binary (attack-pattern)
- Contact List (attack-pattern)
- System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Location Tracking (attack-pattern)
- Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
- Calendar Entries (attack-pattern)
- Audio Capture (attack-pattern)
- Call Log (attack-pattern)
- Wi-Fi Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Apk.Monokle (report)
- citizenlab.ca — Device Confiscated By Russian Authorities Returned With Monokle Type Spyware Installed (report)
- lookout.com — Lookout Discovers Monokle Threat Report (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0407 (report)