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North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
March 12, 2025
I.T. Today
4 min read

A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the Google Play app store and were able to trick some people into downloading it, according to cybersecurity firm Lookout.…

Spyware maker caught distributing malicious Android apps for years

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
February 13, 2025
I.T. Today
8 min read

Italian spyware maker SIO, known to sell its products to government customers, is behind a series of malicious Android apps that masquerade as WhatsApp and other popular apps but steal private data from a target’s…