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uCreator Android Spyware Can Steal Telegram 2FA Passwords and Clone WeChat Accounts

The Hacker News26 October 2026, 09:54 UTC

A rentable Android spyware kit called uCreator takes over Telegram and WeChat accounts by hiding its code inside working copies of the two apps, researcher Ovi found. It only reaches people who install one of these tampered copies, spread outside the official app stores, or who run WeChat inside the kit makers' own container app. The kit's Telegram part matches Baohuo, a backdoor that Doctor

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