Russian defence contractor ‘developing smartphone spyware’
US security company says it has uncovered surveillanceware on phones running Google’s Android
24 July 2019 - 16:52
San Francisco — A Russian defence contractor accused by the US of supporting cyber attacks has developed sophisticated software used to spy on smartphones, a US security company said on Wednesday.
St Petersburg-based Special Technology Centre (STC) developed code that has been aimed at a small number of targets, including those interested in a rebel militia in Russian-allied Syria, security firm Lookout said in a report...
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