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GOOGLE FIXED THE FIFTH CHROME ZERO-DAY OF 2023

Security Affairs

.” Google TAG researcher Maddie Stone highlighted that the issue was addressed in only two days after the initial discovery, she also confirmed the exploitation by a commercial spyware vendor. Reported by [pwn2car] on 2023-09-05 [$2000][ 1475798 ] High CVE-2023-5187: Use after free in Extensions.

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The Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence agency

Security Affairs

Many experts linked the Regin malware to the Five Eyes alliance , they found alleged references to the super spyware in a number of presentations leaked by Edward Snowden and according to malware researchers, it has been used in targeted attacks against government agencies in the EU and the Belgian telecoms company Belgacom.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2000 — Lou Cipher — Barry Schlossberg, aka Lou Cipher, successfully extorts $1.4 2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! He is arrested and sentenced to 20 months in prison.

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What is Employee Monitoring? Full Guide to Getting It Right

eSecurity Planet

In a 2000 article published in “Business Ethics Quarterly,” Professor Adam D. Employee monitoring software can look very similar to spyware, a type of malware used by hackers to track user activity and steal their data. First, be transparent with your use of employee monitoring.

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Pegasus spyware has been here for years. We must stop ignoring it

Malwarebytes

Pegasus is spyware, and spyware is not made to respect privacy. According to NSO Group, its main spyware program is a beneficial tool for investigating and preventing terrorist attacks and maintaining the safety of the public. This was the worst time of my life and yet the killers were spying on me. They have no shame.

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