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Google: Zero-Day Attacks Rise, Spyware and China are Dangers

Security Boulevard

The number of zero-day vulnerabilities that are exploited jumped in 2023, with enterprises becoming a larger target and spyware vendors and China-backed cyberespionage groups playing an increasingly bigger role, according to Google cybersecurity experts.

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Apple Warns of ‘Mercenary Spyware Attacks’ on iPhone Users

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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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‘Predator’ — Nasty Android Spyware Revealed

Security Boulevard

Intellexa mercenary spyware chains five unpatched bugs—plus ‘Alien’ technology The post ‘Predator’ — Nasty Android Spyware Revealed appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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More iOS Zero Days, More Mercenary Spyware — This Time: Cytrox Predator

Security Boulevard

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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Ironic: LetMeSpy Spyware Hackers Were Hacked (by Hackers)

Security Boulevard

The post Ironic: LetMeSpy Spyware Hackers Were Hacked (by Hackers) appeared first on Security Boulevard. Content warning: Abuse, stalking, controlling behavior, Schadenfreude, irony, doxxing.

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Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

Security Boulevard

Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List appeared first on Security Boulevard. European cousins Intellexa and Cytrox essentially banned by Commerce Dept. Predator/ALIEN not welcome in U.S. The post Biden Admin.

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APT32 state hackers target human rights defenders with spyware

Security Affairs

The threat actors used by spyware to take over the target systems, spy on the victims, and exfiltrate data. The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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