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A Fake Signal App Was Planted On Google Play By China-Linked Hackers

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Aug. 30, 2023, 1:41 p.m. | Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff

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Hackers who previously targeted Uyghurs evaded Google Play security checks to push a fake Signal app for Android. It uses a never previously-documented method to spy on the encrypted comms tool.

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