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Hong Kong protesters targeted with Android spyware disguised as OccupyCentral app

Hong Kong protesters in Hong Kong have been targeted with an Android spyware disguised as an #OccupyCentral app. The fake app disguises as an Android app for tablets and smartphones. It can read phone status and identity, reroute outgoing calls, read your text messages (SMS or MMS), receive text messages, record audio, read call logs, locate your approximate location (network-based), and precise location (GPS and network-based) Once installed, it will unpack data from itself to install a second mobile app, which then connects to a server based in South Korea.”]

Source: https://www.hackread.com/fake-occupy-central-app-targets-activists-smartphones/

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