New Spy Software Detected in Journalist's Phone in Belarus

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According to RSF estimates, ResidentBat software has presumably been used by the Belarusian KGB for at least 4 years.

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"ResidentBat targets Android smartphones and allows access to extremely sensitive data," according to the NGO.

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Reporters Without Borders revealed this Wednesday that it discovered a new system called "ResidentBat" used by the security services of this authoritarian country in Eastern Europe.

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A subpoena from the Belarusian secret service. Shortly afterwards the smartphone behaves strangely. The suspicion is confirmed: a listening software. Openly it is used for years specifically against regime-criticists.