Android version of iOS malware used in targeted attacks discovered

Researchers at Lookout and Google have identified an Android variant of custom malware called Pegasus. Called Pegasus, the malware is used against dissidents in multiple countries, and has full intercept capabilities. Google says they’ve detected fewer than three dozen (36) installs on victim devices, in Israel, Georgia, Medico, Turkey, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Tanzania, UAE, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Google labels it as a PHA or Potentially Harmful Application, and each of the potentially affected users have been contacted.”]

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