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Apple, Android phones hacked by Italian spyware: Google

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(Reuters) — An Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc. and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc.’s Google said in a report Thursday.

Milan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report said.

European and U.S. regulators have been weighing potential new rules over the sale and import of spyware.

“These vendors are enabling the proliferation of dangerous hacking tools and arming governments that would not be able to develop these capabilities in-house,” Google said.

The governments of Italy and Kazakhstan did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An Apple spokesperson said the company had revoked all known accounts and certificates associated with the hacking campaign.

RCS Lab said its products and services comply with European rules and help law enforcement agencies investigate crimes.