S0418: ViceLeaker
ViceLeaker is a spyware framework, capable of extensive surveillance and data exfiltration operations, primarily targeting devices belonging to Israeli citizens.[1][2]
Security context for executives and security teams
S0418: ViceLeaker describes [ViceLeaker](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0418) is a spyware framework, capable of extensive surveillance and data exfiltration operations, primarily targeting devices belonging to Israeli citizens.(Citation: SecureList - ViceLeaker 2019)(Citation: Bitdefender - Triout 2018)
Executive priority
S0418: ViceLeaker is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.
Technical view
Security teams should validate S0418: ViceLeaker by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Android), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.
Likely telemetry
- Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
Detection direction
- Validate whether S0418: ViceLeaker appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
- Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
- Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.
Mitigation priorities
- Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
- Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
- Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.
Additional notes and limits
Baseline Glexia take generated from the official MITRE ATT&CK STIX object, source hash, tactics, platforms, and detection fields. It is safe to replace with a richer model-generated take for the same source hash later.
This baseline take is source-grounded and schema-validated, but it does not include environment-specific telemetry, incident evidence, or threat-intelligence corroboration.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
ViceLeaker
ViceLeaker is a spyware framework, capable of extensive surveillance and data exfiltration operations, primarily targeting devices belonging to Israeli citizens.[1][2]
How security teams should use this page
Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.
Techniques used
This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.
| Domain | ID | Name | Relationship / procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | T1636.004 | SMS MessagesSub-technique | ViceLeaker can collect SMS messages.[1] |
| Mobile | T1426 | System Information Discovery | ViceLeaker collects device information, including the device model and OS version.[1] |
| Mobile | T1646 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | ViceLeaker uses HTTP data exfiltration.[1][2] |
| Mobile | T1418 | Software Discovery | ViceLeaker can obtain a list of installed applications.[1] |
| Mobile | T1636.002 | Call LogSub-technique | ViceLeaker can collect the device’s call log.[1] |
| Mobile | T1544 | Ingress Tool Transfer | ViceLeaker can download attacker-specified files.[1] |
| Mobile | T1430 | Location Tracking | ViceLeaker can collect location information, including GPS coordinates.[1][2] |
| Mobile | T1630.002 | File DeletionSub-technique | ViceLeaker can delete arbitrary files from the device.[1] |
| Mobile | T1655.001 | Match Legitimate Name or LocationSub-technique | ViceLeaker was embedded into legitimate applications using Smali injection.[1] |
| Mobile | T1512 | Video Capture | ViceLeaker can take photos from both the front and back cameras.[1] |
| Mobile | T1437.001 | Web ProtocolsSub-technique | ViceLeaker uses HTTP requests for C2 communication.[1][2] |
| Mobile | T1533 | Data from Local System | ViceLeaker can copy arbitrary files from the device to the C2 server, can exfiltrate browsing history, can exfiltrate the SD card structure, and can exfiltrate pictures as the user takes them.[1][2] |
| Mobile | T1628.001 | Suppress Application IconSub-technique | ViceLeaker includes code to hide its icon, but the function does not appear to be called in an analyzed version of the software.[2] |
| Mobile | T1429 | Audio Capture | ViceLeaker can record audio from the device’s microphone and can record phone calls together with the caller ID.[1][2] |
All related ATT&CK context
Object version and sync metadata
The fields below describe the current mirrored snapshot. When Glexia retains multiple ATT&CK source imports, you can open the table to compare the same object across releases (hashes and MITRE timestamps). For MITRE’s own release notes and roadmap, see ATT&CK resources — Updates.
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
| Release | Bundle imported | Object version | Modified | Status | Raw hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | 1.0 | Current bundle | 26b96ae1d2b0… | ||
| 19.1 | 1.0 | Older bundle | 26b96ae1d2b0… |
Mirrored ATT&CK source object
The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.
External references and citations
MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.
- [1]SecureList - ViceLeaker 2019
GReAT. (2019, June 26). ViceLeaker Operation: mobile espionage targeting Middle East. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
Open source URL - [2]Bitdefender - Triout 2018
L. Arsene, C. Ochinca. (2018, August 20). Triout – Spyware Framework for Android with Extensive Surveillance Capabilities. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
Open source URL - [3]Triout
(Citation: SecureList - ViceLeaker 2019)
- [4]ViceLeaker
(Citation: SecureList - ViceLeaker 2019)
- [5]mitre-attackS0418Open source URL
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