Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing. Continue reading Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people

Government spyware hidden in Google Play store apps

The malware, dubbed Exodus, records and steals all manner of data and leaves phones vulnerable to further hacking and data tampering. Continue reading Government spyware hidden in Google Play store apps

Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store

Italian government authorities have launched an inquiry into eSurv, a company that made spyware apps that it concealed as legitimate and innocuous-looking apps on the Google Play Store. Continue reading Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store

Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware

Security researchers have found a new kind of government malware that was hiding in plain sight within apps on Android’s Play Store. And they appear to have uncovered a case of lawful intercept gone wrong. Continue reading Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware