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Chinese Smartphone Comes Preloaded With Spyware
http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2014/06/report-chinese-smartphone-comes-preloaded-with-spyware?et_cid=4000683&et_rid=54679148&location=topBERLIN (AP) -- A cheap brand of Chinese-made smartphones carried by major online retailers comes preinstalled with espionage software, a German security firm said Tuesday.
G Data Software said it found malicious code hidden deep in the propriety software of the Star N9500 when it ordered the handset from a website late last month. The find is the latest in a series of incidents where smartphones have appeared preloaded with malicious software.
