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Zero-day exploit used to hack iPhones of Al Jazeera employees

Security Affairs

The attackers used an exploit chain named Kismet that was part of the arsenal of the controversial Pegasus spyware that is sold by the surveillance firm NSO Group. Citizen Lab has already published several reports unmasking operations that involved the use of the NSO’s surveillance software. ” concludes the report.

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Understanding and Recognizing Tech Abuse

SecureWorld News

A common example of this is surveillance. We normalize the use of surveilling and tracking young people through "parentware" or spyware (software which allows someone to see what someone else is doing on their device) and apps which enable the tracking of someone's location.

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The State of Stalkerware in 2023–2024

SecureList

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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Bad Apples: How CNA Attacks Put Everyone At Risk

Security Boulevard

On September 14, 2021, two unrelated incidents demonstrated not only the vulnerability of users to state-sponsored attacks but the fact that defenders are relegated to playing “cat and mouse” with attackers (including government attackers), and the fact that when we provide computer and network attack (CNA) tools just to the “good guys”—we really don’t (..)

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The state of stalkerware in 2022

SecureList

To calculate the statistics, the consumer line of Kaspersky’s mobile security solutions has been reviewed according to the Coalition Against Stalkerware’s detection criteria on stalkerware. Other types of monitoring or spyware apps that fall outside of the Coalition’s definition are not included in the report statistics.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Types of spyware are often classified based on what information they’re gathering. Need More Intel on Rootkits?

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Apple Warns of Further Compromises by Israel’s NSO Group

Security Boulevard

The compromise was carried out, according to Apple, The post Apple Warns of Further Compromises by Israel’s NSO Group appeared first on Security Boulevard. Embassy Kampala mission that their iPhones had been compromised.

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