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Over 11 million people have installed spyware from ‘Big Star Labs’

Posted on July 28, 2018June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Cal Jeffrey reports:

In brief: A new batch of spyware has been discovered by AdGuard Research. The malware comes in the form of Android app (and one unsanctioned iOS app) and extensions for Chrome and Firefox. The apps are owned by a company called “Big Star Labs,” but nothing is known about it.

Read more on TechSpot.

See the AdGuard research report that recent news reports on this topic are based upon.

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