Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

Researchers with cybersecurity firm Kaspersky are detailing a lightweight method for detecting the presence of spyware, including The NSO Group’s notorious Pegasus software, in Apple iOS devices. The post Kaspersky Details Method for Detecting Spyware in iOS appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The United States will impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals who have been involving the misuse of spyware, the latest effort by the Biden Administration to address the dangers of the commercial software that often is used by governments and law enforcement agencies to target and surveil journalists, activists, and other individuals.

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Security Boulevard

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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Security Boulevard

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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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 ). operating system was being exploited by the invasive Pegasus spyware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Researchers reported that the top-of-the-line Android mobile devices sold in China are shipped with malware. The boffins used static and dynamic code analysis techniques to study the data transmitted by the preinstalled system apps on Android smartphones from three of the most popular vendors in China, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Oppo Realme.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The post Spoofed Rocket Alert App Targets Israeli Android Users with Spyware appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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