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NEW EVILMSGSPY ANDROID SPYWARE USED BY CHINESE POLICE

bleepingcomputer.com2 min read

Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

Researchers from Lookout have discovered a spyware app developed by Wuhan Chinasoft Token Information Technology Co., Ltd and used by Chinese law enforcement. The spyware collects messages from chat apps, screen recordings, screenshots, audio recordings, location information, network activity, installed apps, browser bookmarks, and external storage files. Lookout found evidence that the app is still in active development and that an iOS equivalent may exist.