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FBI and GCHQ issue urgent warning over Chinese spy operation accessing people’s messages, photos and location

FBI and GCHQ issue urgent warning over Chinese spy operation accessing people’s messages, photos and location

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an urgent warning regarding two strains of malware, MOONSHINE and BADBAZAAR, believed to be spying for China by disguising themselves as legitimate apps like WhatsApp and Skype. The apps are accessing users’ microphones, cameras, messages, photos and location data. Experts recommend always using trusted app stores, reviewing installed apps and permissions regularly, reporting suspicious files and checking shared files and links.

Source: www.the-sun.com –

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