SecureWorld News

JULY 2, 2025

Texas is making waves in AI governance. Governor Greg Abbott recently signed House Bill 149 , formally titled the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), on June 22, 2025. Critics may argue this misses major commercial threats from AI used in surveillance, retail profiling, or hiring tools.)

Government

Schneier on Security

JULY 14, 2025

’ They should have been investigating all government sponsored activities. Clive Robinson • July 14, 2025 7:08 PM @ Bruce, A brief look through suggests that there is no “original crime” being demonstrated. It’s something I noted long ago on this blog and in other places.

Cybercrime

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2025

House has banned WhatsApp on government devices due to data security concerns. The Meta-owned company linked the hacking campaign to Paragon, an Israeli commercial surveillance vendor acquired by AE Industrial Partners for $900 million in December 2024. ” continues the email.

Government

Penetration Testing

JULY 22, 2025

The post UK Government May Retreat from iCloud Backdoor Demand After US Pressure & Apple’s ADP Pullback appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

Government

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The breach granted these hackers access to sensitive communications and call records, focusing mainly on government officials and politically involved individuals. "We government and private-sector communications systems. According to the FBI and CISA , Salt Typhoon infiltrated major U.S.

Telecommunications

WIRED Threat Level

MAY 26, 2025

Government surveillance. AI data scrapes. Thinking about where to start when it comes to protecting your online privacy can be overwhelming. Heres a simple guide for youand anyone who claims they have nothing to hide.

Surveillance

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2025

The company exclusively sells exploits to the Russian government and local firms. Russian intelligence agencies could use these exploits for surveillance and espionage purposes. Despite the ban on military and government devices, Ukrainian users rely heavily on Telegram to communicate and receive news on ongoing conflicts.

Government

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2025

The US State Department reportedly plans to sign an international agreement designed to govern the use of commercial spyware known as the Pall Mall Pact. The goal of the Pall Mall Pact is to regulate Commercial Cyber Intrusion Capabilities (CCICs), or what we usually refer to as spyware and surveillance tools.

Spyware

Schneier on Security

JULY 24, 2025

Your personal information is scattered across hundreds of locations: social media companies, IoT companies, government agencies, websites you have accounts on, and data brokers you’ve never heard of. Developers no longer need to build and maintain extensive data storage systems, surveillance infrastructure, or analytics pipelines.

Architecture

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2025

The report published by GTIG highlights evolving attacker tactics, better vendor defenses, and growing challenges in detecting commercial surveillance activity. Google attributed 34 cases, with 53% tied to cyber espionage groups, mainly nation-state or commercial surveillance vendors. ” reads the report published GTIG.

Surveillance

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The government agencies released a guide that advises telecom and critical infrastructure defenders on best practices to strengthen network security against PRC-linked and other cyber threats. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures.

Telecommunications

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Many reports claim these bad actors have gained access to some providers’ customer information over an extended period of time – phone calls, text messages, and other sensitive information, particularly from government officials. Connectivity to a compromised provider was interrupted, and T-Mobile notified industry and government leaders.

Mobile

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2025

The Meta-owned company linked the hacking campaign to Paragon , an Israeli commercial surveillance vendor acquired by AE Industrial Partners for $900 million in December 2024. Researchers linked Paragon to several IP addresses hosted at local telecoms, suggesting they belong to government customers.

Spyware

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2025

The Ukrainian government experts noticed that some messages were sent from compromised contacts to increase trust. The modular architecture of the malware allows to extend its functionalities for multiple malicious purposes, including surveillance, reconnaissance, information theft, DDoS attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

Computers and Electronics

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 21, 2025

Graylark Technologies who makes GeoSpy says its been developed for government and law enforcement. Aside from the contribution towards a surveillance society, the risks of such a tool are obvious. And it can do so in seconds based on one picture.

Identity Theft

Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

The purpose was to gain access to the messages on those devices, which were typically used by attorneys, journalists, human rights activists, political dissidents, diplomats, and other senior foreign government officials. However, the jury awarded Meta $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages.

Spyware

Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

Paragon Solutions is an Israeli company which sells high-end surveillance technology primarily to government clients, positioning its products as essential for combating crime and national security. The name of Paragons spyware is Graphite.

Spyware

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Court filing revealed that NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits after the instant messaging firm sued the surveillance company. NSO Group developed malware that relied on WhatsApp exploits to infect target individuals even after the Meta-owned instant messaging company sued the surveillance firm. from April 29, 2018, to May 10, 2020).

Spyware

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Ron Wyden warned of national security risks after Elon Musk s team, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was granted full access to a sensitive U.S. It also contains vast amounts of personal financial data, making it vulnerable to leaks, fraud, and surveillance concerns. Treasury payments system.

Risk

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

North Korea-linked threat actor ScarCruft (aka APT37 , Reaper, and Group123) is behind a previously undetected Android surveillance tool namedKoSpythat was used to target Korean and English-speaking users. Cyber attacks conducted by the APT37 group mainly targeted government, defense, military,and media organizations in South Korea.

Spyware

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

government surveillance. Automated Data Governance : Leverage advanced data security platforms that provide real-time visibility and automated compliance checks. After the invalidation of the EU-U.S. This massive fine, the largest ever under GDPR, highlights the need for companies to adapt quickly to regulatory changes.

Data privacy

Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Government-backed groups and customers of commercial surveillance vendors (that’s sanitized corporate-speak for spyware) were responsible for over half the attacks that the researchers were able to attribute. Spyware continues to be a much bigger factor in zero-day exploits today than it was before 2023.

Spyware

Jane Frankland

JULY 17, 2025

Around the world, governments are weaponising regulation—using cyber laws to block foreign firms, force data localisation, and demand access to proprietary systems under the guise of compliance. Control digital infrastructure through surveillance-friendly regulations. In Short: Ongoing legal costs.

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2025

The privacy non-profit organization requested the immediate suspension of data transfers to China due to the risk that the government of Beijing could access data of EU citizens. Given that China is an authoritarian surveillance state, it is crystal clear that China doesnt offer the same level of data protection as the EU.

Surveillance

Zero Day

JUNE 17, 2025

"The company and its founder have worked with government spy agencies and surveillance industry contractors to surveil mobile phones and track user location," Bloomberg reported. In this instance, the messages passed through a controversial Swiss outfit named Fink Telecom Services.

Authentication

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The secure USB drive was developed by a government entity in Southeast Asia to securely store and transfer files between machines in sensitive environments. Chinese-speaking activity In July 2021, we detected a campaign called ExCone targeting government entities in Russia.

Malware

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2025

The Meta-owned company linked the hacking campaign to Paragon, an Israeli commercial surveillance vendor acquired by AE Industrial Partners for $900 million in December 2024. Researchers linked Paragon to several IP addresses hosted at local telecoms, suggesting they belong to government customers.

Spyware

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2025

However, the limited, targeted nature of these attacks against iOS users suggests that commercial surveillance vendors or a nation-state actor likely exploited the flaws. “Around March 2021, 2025 , a campaign targeted government and private institutions in Poland and Romania. ” states Check Point.

Authentication

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2025

This decision reinforces Amnesty Internationals December findings that Serbian police and intelligence routinely misused Cellebrites digital forensic equipment outside legally sanctioned processes to target civil society activists and independent journalists critical of the government. added Donncha Cearbhaill.

Hacking

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2025

Canada bans Hikvision over national security concerns, ordering the company to stop operations and barring its tech from government use. Canada ordered Chinese surveillance firm Hikvision to cease all operations in the country, citing national security concerns. The government has determined that Hikvision Canada Inc.’s

Surveillance

SecureWorld News

JULY 22, 2025

This integrates AUVs, USVs, ROVs with aerial drones, aircraft, and satellite data, forming a "seabed to space" surveillance capability. for example, has launched the RFA Proteus, a Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship designed to repair cables and act as a mothership for UUVs. Dedicated Vessels: The U.K.,

Surveillance

Webroot

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

VPN: Encrypts your internet connection, hiding your online activities from ISPs, hackers, and even government surveillance. Personal privacy: Antivirus software: Primarily protects your device from malware, viruses, and other malicious software. Keeps your browsing history and personal data private and anonymous.

VPN

Malwarebytes

JULY 3, 2025

Another case involved Spyhide , where a security researcher uncovered a decade of surveillance on tens of thousands of Android devices. Remember that using an app like this without the person’s permission is illegal in almost every country, unless it’s done with consent of the government itself.

Surveillance

Centraleyes

JULY 28, 2025

While the agency emphasized that no classified data had been compromised, the breach nonetheless raises serious questions about how unclassified government systems are secured, monitored, and managed within the broader landscape of governance and risk. For those involved in governance, risk, and compliance, the message is clear.

Technology

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

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Spyware

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds BeyondTrust PRA and RS and Qlik Sense flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Inexperienced actors developed the FunkSec ransomware using AI tools Credit Card Skimmer campaign targets WordPress via database injection Microsoft took legal action against crooks who developed a tool to abuse its AI-based services Pro-Russia hackers (..)

Spyware

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Due to this focus, items primarily affecting enterprises or large organizations may not be included, even if they are widespread or "popular" stories.

Surveillance