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WhatsApp disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware

Security Affairs

Meta announced the disruption of a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists with the Paragon spyware. Meta announced that discovered and dismantled a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists and civil society members with the Paragon spyware (aka Graphite). In 2024, its U.S.

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WhatsApp fixed zero-day flaw used to deploy Paragon Graphite spyware

Security Affairs

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp has addressed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability exploited to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals.

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Paragon Graphite Spyware used a zero-day exploit to hack at least two journalists’ iPhones

Security Affairs

Security researchers at Citizen Lab revealed that Paragon’s Graphite spyware can hack fully updated iPhones via zero-click attacks. Citizen Lab has confirmed that Paragon’s Graphite spyware was used to hack fully updated iPhones, targeting at least two journalists in Europe. Both cases were linked to the same attacker.

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Credential-stealing malware disguises itself as Telegram, targets social media users

Malwarebytes

A credential-stealing Windows-based malware, Spyware.FFDroider , is after social media credentials and cookies, according to researchers at ThreatLabz. The spyware is offered on download sites pretending to be installers for freeware and cracked versions of paid software. Social media. Update server : [link].

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Pegasus Project – how governments use Pegasus spyware against journalists

Security Affairs

Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus Project is the name of a large-scale investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets that revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware.

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Apple Security Under Scrutiny Amid Fallout from NSO Spyware Scandal

eSecurity Planet

Reports that the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by governments to spy on Apple iPhones used by journalists, activists, government officials and business executives is becoming a global controversy for NSO, Apple and a number of governments at the center of the scandal. The impact of the burgeoning scandal continues to ripple.

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Facebook Cracks Down on Spyware Vendors from U.S., China, Russia, Israel, and India

The Hacker News

The social media conglomerate also took steps to disable accounts and block infrastructure operated by spyware vendors, including in China, Russia, Israel, the U.S. Meta Platforms disclosed that it took down no less than 200 covert influence operations since 2017 spanning roughly 70 countries across 42 languages. The global

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