# TwoSail Junk: threat group profile

> TwoSail Junk is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 0 |
| Thought to operate from | Not known |
| Other names | 1 |
| Public reports | 3 |

## Who is TwoSail Junk?

TwoSail Junk is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

Operation Poisoned News

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

### What public reporting says

> TwoSail Junk directs visitors to its exploit site by posting links within the threads of forum discussions, or creating new topic threads of their own. To date, dozens of visits were recorded from within Hong Kong, with a couple from Macau. The technical details around the functionality of the iOS implant, called LightSpy, and related infrastructure, reveal a low-to-mid capable actor. However, the iOS implant is a modular and exhaustively functional iOS surveillance framework.

## Public reports about TwoSail Junk

- https://securelist.com/ios-exploit-chain-deploys-lightspy-malware/96407/
- https://securelist.com/apt-annual-review-what-the-worlds-threat-actors-got-up-to-in-2020/99574/
- https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/operation-poisoned-news-hong-kong-users-targeted-with-mobile-malware-via-local-news-links/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=operation-poisoned-news-hong-kong-users-targeted-with-mobile-malware-via-local-news-links

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### Who is TwoSail Junk?

TwoSail Junk is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

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