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:

TypeIndicatorUpdatedSources
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)

External references