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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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MAY 8, 2024

The post TikTok Ban — ByteDance Sues US to Kill Bill appeared first on Security Boulevard. PAFACA SueTok: U.S. Courts “likely” to rule whether new law is constitutional—or even practical.

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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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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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