Suzanne Smalley reports:
Researchers have discovered new spyware embedded in fake messaging apps being used to target people in the United Arab Emirates.
The cybersecurity firm ESET said Thursday its experts found two Android spyware campaigns, dubbed ProSpy and ToSpy, which pose as Signal and ToTok — a free messaging and calling app that originated in the UAE.
The spyware is installed through fake websites and app stores, and it allows sensitive data files, contacts, chat backups and media to be stolen.
It also reloads the authentic apps in order to make itself look legitimate, ESET said in a blog post.
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