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APRIL 11, 2024

Apple reportedly is alerting iPhone users in 92 countries that they may have been the targets of attacks using “mercenary spyware,” a term that the company is now using in such alerts in place of “state-sponsored” malware. Apple’s messages to affected users said they were being “targeted by a mercenary spyware attacks that is trying.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The post More iOS Zero Days, More Mercenary Spyware — This Time: Cytrox Predator appeared first on Security Boulevard. Apple Scrambled to Fix 3 More CVEs: Egyptian opposition presidential candidate Ahmed Eltantawy targeted “by the government.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The post TikTok Ban Banned — Montana Loses in US Court appeared first on Security Boulevard. For you plague, still: States can’t just ban apps, says federal judge.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The post TikTok ‘Ban’ — ByteDance CEO and EFF are BFFs appeared first on Security Boulevard. 7521 momentum builds: Shou Zi Chew plays for time, while Electronic Frontier Foundation says TikTok-kill bill is DOA.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Apple Avoids Russian Blame Game appeared first on Security Boulevard. “No Ordinary Vulnerability” — Operation Triangulation research uncovers new details of fantastic attack chain. The post NSA iPhone Backdoor?

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