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Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps | TechCrunch

TechCrunch·Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·about 1 month ago
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Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software on targets, according to a new report. On Thursday, Osservatorio Nessuno, an Italian digital rights organization that researches spyware, published a report on a new malware it calls Morpheus. The spyware, which masquerades as a phone updating app, is capable of stealing a broad range of data from an intended target’s device.  The researchers’ findings show that the demand for spyware by law enforcement and intelligence agencies is so high that there are a large number of companies providing this technology, some of whom operate outside of the public spotlight.…

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