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Researchers uncover Chinese spyware used to target Android devices
The spyware, called EagleMsgSpy, has been used by Chinese law enforcement, according to cybersecurity firm Lookout.
Kristina Balaam, a senior intelligence researcher at Lookout, told TechCrunch the spyware has been used by “many” public security bureaus in mainland China to collect “extensive” information from mobile devices. The tool’s infrastructure also reveals the developer’s links to public security bureaus — government offices that essentially act as local police stations — in mainland China, she said. Lookout said it also observed two IP addresses tied to EagleMsgSpy that have been used by other China-linked surveillance tools, such as CarbonSteal, which has been used in previous campaigns to target the Tibetan and Uyghur communities.
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