An analysis of a piece of Android spyware targeting a prominent Tibetan political figure suggests it may have been built to figure out the victim’s exact location. The research is part of an ongoing project that is looking at how the Tibetan community continues to be targeted by sophisticated cyberspying campaigns. The malware is capable of recording information such as the base station ID, tower ID, mobile network code and area code of the phone, Citizen Lab said. It is possible that this data is being gathered opportunistically by an actor without access to cellular network information.”]
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