China has installed spyware on the Android phones of some tourists

China is a country whose popularity among tourists increases every year. Although it seems that you have to be careful when traveling to the country. As reported by various media, spyware would have been installed on the Android phones of some tourists. This is something that has happened in the Xinjiang region, where Chinese agents reportedly did this. It is an area where ethnic minorities are currently under intense surveillance.

China has installed spyware on the Android phones of some tourists

It appears that tourists were required to hand over their phone and unlock code before entering the country. At that time the agents disappeared on the phone.

Spyware on phones

When they returned with the phones, the agents had installed a spyware app, dedicated to scanning the phone and collecting data. This app is called BXAQ or Fēng cǎi, and has the ability to get a lot of data from the phone, such as text messages, call history, calendar entries, contacts, or user names.

According to what is said, the Chinese agents who use the app have the obligation to delete the app when the inspection of the phones ends. Although this has not happened in all cases. So some tourists have been hanging around with spyware on their phone for a while.

This fact has undoubtedly caused this application to be discovered. China has not reacted and for now the specific number of users who have been affected by this problem is unknown. Surely these days there will be more news about it.

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