Popular messaging app ToTok is back in the Google Play Store after it was removed in December. Last month, the app was accused of being a surveillance tool used by the United Arab Emirates to track ...

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ESET researchers have uncovered two Android spyware campaigns targeting individuals interested in secure communication apps, namely Signal and ToTok. These campaigns distribute malware through ...

In December, The New York Times reported a popular messaging app called ToTok was actually a spying tool used by the government of the United Arab Emirates to track users’ conversations, location and ...

Get over Israeli spyware Pegasus. A new app called ToTok (do not confuse it with TikTok), which is very popular in the UAE and is billed as a secure way to chat by video or text message with friends ...

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the Signal and ToTok messaging apps to steal sensitive data. To give the ...

ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race. By Mark Mazzetti Nicole Perlroth and Ronen Bergman WASHINGTON — It is ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. A report from The New York Times has revealed that messaging app ToTok, popular in the United Arab Emirates, ...