‘StrongPity’ hackers created fake video-chat app to spy on users

Suspected nation-state hackers from the StrongPity group have created a malicious Android video chat app that can record users’ phone calls, collect SMS messages, and steal data from dozens of mobile apps, according to new research. Hackers distributed the malicious app through a website impersonating a real video-chat service called Shagle, which provides encrypted communications […]

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