China-Linked BadBazaar Android Spyware Targeting Signal and Telegram Users

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious Android apps for Signal and Telegram distributed via the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store that are engineered to deliver the BadBazaar spyware on infected devices.
Slovakian company ESET attributed the campaign to a China-linked actor called GREF.
“Most likely active since July 2020 and since July 2022, respectively, the campaigns