eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Apple continues to be haunted by spyware developed by an Israeli security firm that hostile governments used to hack into Apple devices to spy on journalists, activists and world leaders (see Apple Security Under Scrutiny Amid Fallout from NSO Spyware Scandal ). Spyware Vulnerability. and iPadOS 14.8

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Yes, spyware companies like NSO Group help the government hack into people’s phones , but someone still has to sort through all the conversations. The technologies aren’t perfect; some of them are pretty primitive. We could pass strong data-privacy rules. Want to know who is talking about what?

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Yes, spyware companies like NSO Group help the government hack into people’s phones , but someone still has to sort through all the conversations. The technologies aren’t perfect; some of them are pretty primitive. We could pass strong data-privacy rules. Want to know who is talking about what?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

China is currently the country with the largest number of Android mobile devices, but a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Trinity College of Dublin revealed that top-of-the-line Android devices sold in the country are shipped with spyware. ” reads the paper published by the experts.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sometimes our cell phone detectors were used to catch bad guys trying to wirelessly hack into a network but many times, we are our own worst enemies so the business of detecting and alerting to a common cell phone left in one’s pocket by accident during a confidential meeting has remained a lucrative one. Not so fast.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

As thoughts turn to Data Privacy this week in a big way , GDPR illustrates it isn’t an afterthought. Grindr, the popular social network and dating platform , will likely suffer a $ 12 million USD fine due to privacy related complaints. Users were “forced to accept the privacy policy in its entirety to use the app”.

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