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New Android Spyware Tools Emerge in Widespread Surveillance Campaign

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Never-before-seen Android spyware tools have been used in a widespread APT campaign to spy on the Uyghur ethnic minority group - since 2013.

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Stalkerware Vendor Hacked

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The stalkerware company LetMeSpy has been hacked : TechCrunch reviewed the leaked data, which included years of victims’ call logs and text messages dating back to 2013. The database we reviewed contained current records on at least 13,000 compromised devices, though some of the devices shared little to no data with LetMeSpy.

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Sextortion campaign uses Goontact spyware to target Android and iOS users

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Security researchers from Lookout have discovered new spyware, dubbed Goontcat, that could target both Android and iOS users. Goontact implement common spyware features, including the ability to gather data from the infected devices and gather system info. The spyware is likely used as part of a sextortion campaign.

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CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits.

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Going Down the Spyware Rabbit Hole with SilkBean Mobile Malware

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An Android spyware attack was recently discovered that targeted the Uyghur ethnic minority group - since 2013.

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Experts spotted two Android spyware used by Indian APT Confucius

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Lookout researchers provided details about two Android spyware families employed by an APT group tracked as Confucius. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have provided details about two recently discovered Android spyware families, dubbed Hornbill and SunBird, used by an APT group named Confucius. Pierluigi Paganini.

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'Transparent Tribe' APT Group Deploys New Android Spyware for Cyber Espionage

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The group, which has been around since at least 2013, has impacted thousands of organizations, mostly in India.

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