Getting "improved" features via modded software might come with security downgrades.

Facebook’s investigators traced the Android developers to Beijing Best United Technology and Dalian 9Rush Technology.

The ongoing investigation hints at bustling underground market for spying kits that are difficult to trace.

The malicious code gets around security checks that Google, which owns Android, has instituted against previous ransomware kits.

The spying tools have been in use for years.

With an effective mobile malware kit written, hackers can tweak the code to target different parts of the world.

A remote access trojan linked with spyware firm Wolf Research is targeting Thai Android users, Cisco Talos found.

It could only be a matter of time before the hackers begin using the malware against banking customers.

In a long-running surveillance campaign, coronavirus is just the latest disguise for malicious spyware applications.

It's a reminder of the cruel opportunism with which many cybercriminals approach the crisis.