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China replies to Hong Kong protests with spyware, MITM and censorship

Fake Occupy Central app is targeting the smartphones of the activists belonging to the Occupy Central pro-democracy movement. The spyware is disguised as an Android App, dubbed Code4HK, designed by a group of coders trying to improve government transparency in Hong Kong. The company speculated that the malicious app might be the first spyware for iOS created by a Chinese government entity. The identities of the victims and information gathered on the targeted individuals used in the attack lead experts to believe the malicious campaign was spread by state-sponsored hackers.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/28830/intelligence/china-vs-hong-kong.html

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