<s>
Hermit	B-Application
is	O
spyware	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Italian	O
commercial	O
spyware	O
vendor	O
RCS	O
Lab	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
covertly	O
installed	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
running	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
publicized	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Threat	O
Analysis	O
Group	O
(	O
TAG	O
)	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
previously	O
disclosed	O
by	O
the	O
security	O
research	O
group	O
Lookout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lookout	O
,	O
RCS	O
Lab	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
business	O
as	O
NSO	O
Group	O
,	O
which	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
for	O
its	O
Pegasus	B-Application
spyware	I-Application
,	O
and	O
sells	O
spyware	O
to	O
government	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lookout	O
believes	O
Hermit	B-Application
has	O
been	O
deployed	O
by	O
the	O
governments	O
of	O
Kazakhstan	O
and	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Pegasus	B-Application
,	O
Hermit	B-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
tracking	O
calls	O
,	O
location	O
tracking	O
,	O
reading	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
accessing	O
photos	O
,	O
recording	O
audio	O
,	O
making	O
and	O
intercepting	O
phone	O
calls	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
gain	O
root	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
apps	O
containing	O
the	O
spyware	O
were	O
not	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
store	I-Application
or	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
store	I-Application
,	O
malicious	O
actors	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
certificates	O
allowing	O
installation	O
on	O
any	O
iOS	B-Application
device	O
through	O
Apple	O
's	O
Developer	O
Enterprise	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Hermit	B-Application
was	O
publicized	O
,	O
Apple	O
said	O
they	O
revoked	O
certificates	O
related	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
said	O
they	O
pushed	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Protect	O
updates	O
to	O
all	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
