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Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps

TechCrunch — Privacy · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this type of software.

Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity

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