May 23, 2022 By Alap Naik Desai
Android users around the world are being targeted by new spyware called "ALIEN", which can load the "PREDATOR" malware or virus. The spyware was allegedly developed by a company called Cytrox in North Macedonia. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has confirmed at least three campaigns that are active in the wild.
Google has alleged that multiple exploits which collectively fall under the Alien spyware category, were packaged by a single commercial surveillance company, Cytrox, and sold to different government-backed groups. Online security research company CitizenLab had also detected multiple attacks, and Google claims they are all connected to the Alien spyware.
