China

Commercial entities involved

Overview

Xinjiang visitors forced to download Fengcai spyware app

widespread digital forensics use by police

Recent activity & sources

• Dec 11, 2024EagleMsgSpy: Chinese Android SurveillancewareLookout
• Dec 11, 2024Chinese provincial security teams used spyware to collect texts, audio recordingsThe Record (Recorded Future)
• Jun 25, 2019MFSocket: A Chinese surveillance toolBaptiste Robert (security researcher)
• Aug 14, 2018From laboratory in far west, China's surveillance state spreads quietlyReuters (via PRX The World)