GoldPickaxe
GoldPickaxe is a custom mobile malware family attributed in reporting to the financially motivated, Chinese-speaking cybercrime group GoldFactory. It is mentioned alongside other GoldFactory-developed families (GoldDigger and GoldDiggerPlus) and is associated with campaigns targeting mobile users, with activity described against both Android and iOS devices. In the referenced reporting, GoldFactory’s broader operations involve social engineering (e.g., impersonating government services and luring victims via calls/messaging apps to install trojanized apps), and the use of modified/legitimate apps and tooling to facilitate mobile fraud; however, specific GoldPickaxe capabilities, infection chain details, or indicators of compromise are not provided in the available content beyond its identification as a GoldFactory custom malware family used in these mobile-targeting campaigns.
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
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Techniques & procedures
1 distinct technique documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Custom mobile malware family used by the GoldFactory cybercrime group; specific functionality not described in the provided excerpt.
Custom banking trojan targeting Android and iOS devices, used to steal financial information and facilitate fraud.
The version that knows your environment.
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CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
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