Chinese Authorities Are Using a New Tool To Hack Seized Phones and Extract Data

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By BeauHDJul 16, 2025, 6:30 pm257 pts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Security researchers say Chinese authorities are using a new type of malware to extract data from seized phones, allowing them to obtain text messages -- including from chat apps such as Signal -- images, location histories, audio recordings, contacts, and…

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