Google Play, North Korean and spyware

Researchers spotted North Korean spyware on the Google Play Store.
One of the malicious apps masqueraded as a file manager and had more than 10 downloads, according to the cybersecurity firm Lookout. The app contained Android spyware called KoSpy, which Lookout attributes to the North Korean hacking group APT37.
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