Spyware accessing phone audio and cameras for data ‘of use to China’, NCSC warns
The apps inside legitimate software in a technique known as trojanising, cyber experts warn.
Uighur, Tibetan and Taiwanese communities across the world are being targeted by spyware apps combing data likely to be of value to China, UK cyber experts have warned.
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) said.
The apps hide inside legitimate software in a technique known as trojanising, and are being used specifically to target individuals internationally who are linked to issues considered by Beijing to pose a threat to its security, experts warn.
In new guidance, the NCSC, along with agencies in Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and the US, is advising people to take four key steps to protect their devices.
