You may not be the intended target of these malicious apps masquerading as legitimate programs - but you can still be their victim.

China is conducting a large-scale cyberattack against Taiwanese in collaboration with state-owned software developers and ...

The advisories say the spyware apps are used to target members of civil society who may oppose China’s state interests.

The spyware, named BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE, is likely being used to gather information “of use to China” on individuals who could pose a threat to China’s security. Many of the apps loaded ...

Moonshine and BadBazaar both employ a technique known as trojanising, whereby they hide their malicious functionality inside apparently legitimate applications, to access device functions such as ...

The malicious software known as MOONSHINE and BADBAZAAR can infiltrate the microphones and cameras of devices, collecting messages, photos, and location data, which permits users to be surveilled ...

Malicious software dubbed MOONSHINE and BADBAZAAR is accessing microphones, cameras, messages, photos and location data without users being aware, GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC ...

known as BadBazaar and Moonshine. These two spywares hid inside legitimate-looking Android apps, acting essentially as “Trojan” malware, with surveillance capabilities such as the ability to ...