Watch out for North Korean spyware apps on Google Play Store

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Watch out for North Korean spyware apps on the Google Play store
Android users should be careful what they download from the Google Play store, as security researchers recently found a selection of apps which contained North Korean spyware hosted there. The five affected apps appeared to be benign system utilities like file managers,
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The KoSpy malware was found in fake utility apps such as ‘Phone Manager,’ ‘File Manager,’ ‘Smart Manager,’ ‘Kakao Security,’ and ‘Software Update Utility.’ These apps, while no longer on the Play Store,
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A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the Google Play app store and were able to trick some people into downloading it, according to cybersecurity firm Lookout.
Researchers spotted North Korean spyware on the Google Play Store.
One of the malicious apps masqueraded as a file manager and had more than 10 downloads, according to the cybersecurity firm Lookout. The app contained Android spyware called KoSpy, which Lookout attributes to the North Korean hacking group APT37.
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Hackers from North Korea deploy spyware through Google Play
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