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– Thousands of people in over 20 countries affected by new malware espionage campaign (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 21, 2018

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and mobile security company Lookout have uncovered a new malware espionage campaign infecting thousands of people in more than 20 countries. Hundreds of gigabytes of data has been stolen, primarily through mobile devices compromised by fake secure messaging clients.
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