Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The two apps were discovered by Palo Alto Networks, which identify them, along with other apps leaking data, using a machine learning (ML)-based spyware detection system. The data collection code was found in the Baidu Push SDK, used to show real-time notifications inside both apps.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

In most countries around the world, use of stalkerware is currently not prohibited, but installing a surveillance application on another person’s smartphone without their consent is illegal and punishable. Nevertheless, iPhone users fearing surveillance should always keep a close eye on their device.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2019

Experts spotted a rare Linux Desktop spyware dubbed EvilGnome. Israel surveillance firm NSO group can mine data from major social media. Poland and Lithuania fear that data collected via FaceApp could be misused. Scraping the TOR for rare contents. The Problem With the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

FinSpy, also known as FinFisher or Wingbird , is an infamous surveillance toolset. Kaspersky has been tracking deployments of this spyware since 2011. Based on the data collected by the Post-Validator, it is most likely that: The Post-Validator is deployed to ensure that the infected victim is the intended one.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This politician became the target of a previously undiscovered “zero-day” attack aimed at infecting his phone with spyware. A creative avenue for threat actors is to expand their surveillance efforts to include devices such as smart home cameras, connected car systems and beyond.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 29, 2024

For decades, governments and companies have surveilled the conversations, movements, and behavior of the public. DAVID RUIZ : We know that mass surveillance has this “Collect it all” mentality—of the NSA, obviously, but also from companies that gather clicks and shares and locations and app downloads and all of that.

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