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Russia is a particularly prominent sponsor of hacking, posting a “serious and persistent threat to critical infrastructure both in the United States and around the world,” according to Department of Justice officials. Governments sometimes hire mercenary hacker groups to harvest data from encrypted communications apps or to undermine infrastructure or critical services. The developer of the Al-Moazin Lite app told the Wall Street Journal that the company had been led to believe Measurement Systems was gathering data on behalf of internet service, financial and energy companies, which Egelman said highlighted “the importance of not accepting candy from strangers.” Some apps using Measurement Systems’ software collected phone numbers, email addresses and GPS data, which they wrote could be used to track someone’s movements knowing only their phone number or email address, potentially a powerful tool for governments wishing to surveil and suppress dissidents. The company denied to the Wall Street Journal that it was involved in secret data-harvesting or that it had any links to U.S.

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The Wall Street Journal found that Measurement Systems was connected via company records and an internet domain registration to a Virginia-based contractor involved in cyberintelligence operations for U.S.

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