T1510: Clipboard Modification
Adversaries may abuse clipboard functionality to intercept and replace information in the Android device clipboard.[1][2][3] Malicious applications may monitor the clipboard activity through the ClipboardManager.OnPrimaryClipChangedListener interface on Android to determine when the clipboard contents have changed.[4][5] Listening to clipboard activity, reading the clipboard contents, and modifying the clipboard contents requires no explicit application permissions and can be performed by applications running in the background, however, this behavior has changed with the release of Android 10.[6]
Adversaries may use Clipboard Modification to replace text prior to being pasted, for example, replacing a copied Bitcoin wallet address with a wallet address that is under adversarial control.
Clipboard Modification had been seen within the Android/Clipper.C trojan. This sample had been detected by ESET in an application distributed through the Google Play Store targeting cryptocurrency wallet numbers.[1]
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Clipboard Modification
Adversaries may abuse clipboard functionality to intercept and replace information in the Android device clipboard.[1][2][3] Malicious applications may monitor the clipboard activity through the ClipboardManager.OnPrimaryClipChangedListener interface on Android to determine when the clipboard contents have changed.[4][5] Listening to clipboard activity, reading the clipboard contents, and modifying the clipboard contents requires no explicit application permissions and can be performed by applications running in the background, however, this behavior has changed with the release of Android 10.[6]
Adversaries may use Clipboard Modification to replace text prior to being pasted, for example, replacing a copied Bitcoin wallet address with a wallet address that is under adversarial control.
Clipboard Modification had been seen within the Android/Clipper.C trojan. This sample had been detected by ESET in an application distributed through the Google Play Store targeting cryptocurrency wallet numbers.[1]
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| Domain | ID | Name | Relationship / procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | T1641.001 | Transmitted Data Manipulation Sub-technique | This object revoked by Transmitted Data Manipulation. |
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| Release | Bundle imported | Object version | Modified | Status | Raw hash |
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ESET Clipboard Modification February 2019
ESET. (2019, February 11). First clipper malware discovered on Google Play.. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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Welivesecurity Clipboard Modification February 2019
Lukáš Štefanko. (2019, February 8). First clipper malware discovered on Google Play. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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Syracuse Clipboard Modification 2014
Zhang, X; Du, W. (2014, January). Attacks on Android Clipboard. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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Dr.Webb Clipboard Modification origin2 August 2018
Dr.Webb. (2018, August 8). Android.Clipper.2.origin. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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Dr.Webb Clipboard Modification origin August 2018
Dr.Webb. (2018, August 8). Android.Clipper.1.origin. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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Android 10 Privacy Changes
Android Developers. (n.d.). Privacy changes in Android 10. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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