2019 Information Security Spyware Technology 
Security Affairs
MARCH 5, 2024
government sanctioned two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator spyware used to target Americans. The Department of the Treasury warns that the proliferation of commercial spyware poses growing risks to the United States. The surveillance software was also used to spy on U.S.
Security Affairs
JUNE 17, 2022
Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country.
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Security Affairs
JUNE 22, 2020
Researchers at Amnesty International collected evidence that a Moroccan journalist was targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group ‘s spyware. ” The analysis of Omar Radi’s iPhone suggests network injection attacks took place on 27 th January, 11 th February, and 13 th of September 2019. .”
Security Affairs
APRIL 13, 2022
One of the officials targeted with the infamous spyware there is Didier Reynders, a senior Belgian statesman who has served as the European Justice Commissioner since 2019. ” Security researchers said that Apple sent the warnings to its users targeted between February and September 2021. ” concludes the report.
Security Affairs
MARCH 7, 2021
Russia-linked APT groups leveraged the Lithuanian nation’s technology infrastructure to launch cyber-attacks against targets worldwide. APT29 state-sponsored hackers also exploited Lithuania’s information technology infrastructure to carry out attacks against “foreign entities developing a COVID-19 vaccine.”
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
One of the vulnerabilities in Apple iOS that was previously exploited by the spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group was also separately used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream. Apple addressed the flaw used by the ForcedEntry exploit in September 2021, rendering both NSO and QuaDream’s spyware ineffective.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 21, 2020
The attackers used an exploit chain named Kismet that was part of the arsenal of the controversial Pegasus spyware that is sold by the surveillance firm NSO Group. ” The KISMET exploit chain doesn’t work against iOS 14 and above because the new mobile iOS implements additional security protections.
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