The creation of an imposter to communications platform Signal is allegedly tied to Chinese hackers, Forbes reports. Hackers posted the fake app to Google Play and Samsung's Galaxy Store for download with the intention of spying on users' communications on the real Signal app. Google Play has since removed the imposter.
31 Aug. 2023
Hackers generate fake Signal app for surveillance
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