Russian defence contractor developing smartphone spyware

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Russian defence contractor developing smartphone spyware

Malware aimed at Android devices.

A Russian defence contractor accused by the United States of supporting cyber attacks has developed sophisticated software used to spy on smartphones, an American security company said. St. Petersburg-based Special Technology Center (STC) developed code that has been aimed at a small number of ...

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