The Italian company IPS, previously known for traditional wiretapping systems, is now involved in distributing fake Android apps to plant spyware on targets' phones.

NEW: Researchers have have exposed yet another spyware maker that makes fake Android apps for its government customers. The apps were pushed with help of telecom providers. And it's yet another Italian company: IPS. Until now, IPS was only known to make traditional wiretapping surveillance systems. The researchers tied the spyware to IPS thanks to an IP address used in its infrastructure that was registered to “IPS Intelligence Public Security.” http://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/another-spyware-maker-caught-distributing-fake-android-snooping-apps/

Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this type of software. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/another-spyware-maker-caught-distributing-fake-android-snooping-apps/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this type of software. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/another-spyware-maker-caught-distributing-fake-android-snooping-apps/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=threads&utm_medium=organic

Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software on targets, according to a new report https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/another-spyware-maker-caught-distributing-fake-android-snooping-apps/ Report here https://osservatorionessuno.org/blog/2026/04/morpheus-a-new-spyware-linked-to-ips-intelligence/