Intelligence services developed system, says security outfit
The Egyptian government has been targeting and tracking citizens in a sophisticated spying program that allows it to read emails, log contacts and record their location, according to a new report by Check Point.
A wide range of Egyptian citizens, ranging from journalists to politicians, activists and lawyers, have been targeted in the program, the security organization claims, with most of the spying done through apps downloaded onto their smartphones.
Check Point has identified 33 individuals that were specifically targeted and encouraged to download apps that offered useful services but whose real intent was to bug the phone.
Secure Mail was a Gmail add-on that promised greater security but which prodded users to provide their password, which was then used to compromise their accounts. Another, ..
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