Firmware Media Spyware 
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The fact that Google TAG discovered the flaw suggests that commercial spyware vendors may have used the exploit to target Samsung devices. Google researchers reported that the vulnerability explained that the issue resides in a driver that provides hardware acceleration for media functions like JPEG decoding and image scaling.
Security Boulevard
MARCH 17, 2025
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring 404media A contractor for ICE (and other US government agencies) has built a tool that facilitates pulling a target's publicly available data from various sources - which include social media networks, apps, and services.
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SecureWorld News
JANUARY 9, 2025
Protecting military mobile devices Standards and policies will be implemented to secure Department of Defense mobile devices from foreign spyware. Agencies must report any compromises involving foreign spyware over the past two years. "We're finally repaying those businesses so they can maintain essential connectivity."
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 22, 2024
CISA adds Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver and Adobe ColdFusion flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ConnectOnCall data breach impacted over 900,000 individuals Report claims that Serbian authorities abused Cellebrite tool to install NoviSpy spyware Multiple flaws in Volkswagen Group’s infotainment unit allow for vehicle compromise (..)
SecureList
MAY 27, 2022
MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware. Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis.
SiteLock
AUGUST 27, 2021
Data security is a problem for anyone who has an online account, whether it be for health services, banking, or social media. Most manufacturers of IoT enabled devices update their firmware frequently. What Can You Do to Protect Your Networked Devices? The growing list of IoT network threats should put all of us on our guard.
SecureList
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Possibly the biggest story of 2021, an investigation by the Guardian and 16 other media organizations, published in July, suggested that over 30,000 human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world may have been targeted using Pegasus. Firmware vulnerabilities.
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