eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

NSO Group’s Pegasus software has been routinely in the headlines in recent years for using zero-click attacks to install its spyware. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market. NSO claims it provide its spyware to governments to “investigate terrorism and crime” only.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

China is currently the country with the largest number of Android mobile devices, but a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Trinity College of Dublin revealed that top-of-the-line Android devices sold in the country are shipped with spyware. EU) Android OS distributions from the same OS developers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. Billions of users at risk appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

Exploited enterprise IT zero-day vulnerabilities: Mandiant Commercial Use of Zero-Days Mandiant also observed three cases in which commercial spyware companies leveraged zero-day flaws. In the meantime, Mandiant urges organizations to prioritize patching in order to mitigate risk.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

In most countries around the world, use of stalkerware is currently not prohibited, but installing a surveillance application on another person’s smartphone without their consent is illegal and punishable. Nevertheless, iPhone users fearing surveillance should always keep a close eye on their device.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed that threat actors have been using catfishing to lure Israeli soldiers into installing spyware. This year, the use of surveillance software developed by private vendors has come under the spotlight, as discussed above. And now, we turn our attention to the future.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”. Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has urged the EU to ban the development and deployment of spyware with the capabilities of Pegasus to protect fundamental rights and freedoms. For an in-depth look at Pegasus, have a listen to our podcast about the world’s most coveted spyware, Pegasus: Lock and Code S03E04.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This politician became the target of a previously undiscovered “zero-day” attack aimed at infecting his phone with spyware. iOS devices may not be the only targets: other devices and operating systems could also face risks. In July 2023, we privately reported new FiveSys signed variants.

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