PoisonCarp
Aliases: INSOMNIA
- First seen
- 2019-04-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:57:10
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:in
Context
PoisonCarp, also known as INSOMNIA, is a cyber espionage group targeting government entities in South Asia. The group is known for using tactics such as spear phishing and employing custom Android spyware.
Reports & references
- citizenlab.ca — Poison Carp Tibetan Groups Targeted With 1 Click Mobile Exploits (report)
- Trend Micro — New Android Spyware Actionspy Revealed Via Phishing Attacks From Earth Empusa (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Ios.Poisoncarp (report)
- googleprojectzero.blogspot.com — Implant Teardown (report)