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US Gov sanctioned Intellexa Consortium individuals and entities behind Predator spyware attacks

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government sanctioned two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator spyware used to target Americans. The surveillance software was also used to spy on U.S. The Department of the Treasury warns that the proliferation of commercial spyware poses growing risks to the United States.

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Experts found a macOS version of the sophisticated LightSpy spyware

Security Affairs

Researchers spotted a macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. Researchers from ThreatFabric discovered a macOS version of the LightSpy spyware that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024.

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Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware

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Citizen Lab and Google’s TAG revealed that the three recently patched Apple zero-days were used to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Apple this week released emergency security updates to address three new zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-41993, CVE-2023-41991, CVE-2023-41992) that have been exploited in attacks in the wild.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 458 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Gov imposes visa restrictions on individuals misusing Commercial Spyware HPE is investigating claims of a new security breach Experts warn of a surge of attacks targeting Ivanti SSRF flaw How to hack the Airbus NAVBLUE Flysmart+ Manager Crooks stole $25.5

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