Google discovers ‘Israeli’ spy app designed to hack smartphones

‘Security researchers at Google and Lookout have discovered an extremely sophisticated Android app capable of spying on users by hacking their smartphones’ camera and microphone, as well as track calls, messages, internet history and more.
Called Chrysaor, the spyware seems to be linked to Pegasus, a notorious program that was found to be targeting iPhone users in 2016 and is suspected of having been created by Israeli firm NSO Group Technologies.
Google and Lookout announced the discovery of the spyware last week. The app, which was not available for download from Google Play, has already been detected on 36 devices, most of which were owned by people living in Israel.
Other countries to have found infected devices are Georgia, Mexico, Turkey, Kenya and others.’
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