Security News > 2017 > July > Google Detects Dangerous Spyware Apps On Android Play Store (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 01:31
Security researchers at Google have discovered a new family of deceptive Android spyware that can steal a whole lot of information on users, including text messages, emails, voice calls, photos, location data, and other files, and spy on them. Dubbed Lipizzan, the Android spyware appears to be developed by Equus Technologies, an Israeli startup that Google referred to as a 'cyber arms' seller
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