Tag: spyware
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North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity firm Lookout found several samples of a North Korean spyware it calls KoSpy. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/north-korean-government-hackers-snuck-spyware-on-android-app-store/
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Catalan court says NSO Group executives can be charged in spyware investigation
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in SecurityNewsThe ruling said that a lower court can charge two NSO Group co-founders and a former executive of two affiliate companies for the alleged hacking of a lawyer. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/catalan-court-says-nso-group-executives-can-be-charged-in-spyware-investigation/
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Catalan court orders former NSO Group executives be indicted for spyware abuses
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in SecurityNewsA provincial court in Barcelona has ordered that three former senior executives at NSO Group, a prominent spyware manufacturer, be indicted for their alleged role in a high-profile hacking scandal in which at least 63 Catalan civil society members were targeted with the company’s surveillance technology. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/catalan-court-orders-nso-execs-investigated
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The Trump Administration Is Deprioritizing Russia as a Cyber Threat
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in SecurityNewsPlus: The FBI pins that ByBit theft on North Korea, a malicious app download breaches Disney, spyware targets a priest close to the pope, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-deprioritizing-russia-cyber-threat/
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LightSpy Expands to 100+ Commands, Increasing Control Over Windows, macOS, Linux, and Mobile
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers have flagged an updated version of the LightSpy implant that comes equipped with an expanded set of data collection features to extract information from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.LightSpy is the name given to a modular spyware that’s capable of infecting both Windows and Apple systems with an aim to harvest…
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$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever
Plus: Apple turns off end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK after pressure to install a backdoor, and two spyware apps expose victim data”, and the identities of people who installed the apps. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/1-4-billion-stolen-from-bybit-in-biggest-crypto-theft-ever/
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Top Polish anti-corruption official resigns amid spyware probe
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in SecurityNewsThe head of the Polish government’s anti-corruption bureau resigned under pressure Thursday after officials leading the country’s commission investigating wide-scale spyware abuse criticized her for allegedly withholding information. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/top-polish-anti-corruption-official-resigns-spyware-probe
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Spanish spyware startup Mollitiam Industries shuts down
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in SecurityNewsThe little-known surveillance vendor filed for bankruptcy in January, after years of peddling spyware to countries like Colombia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/spanish-spyware-startup-mollitiam-industries-shuts-down/
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Russian cyberespionage groups target Signal users with fake group invites
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in SecurityNewsQR codes provide a means of phishing Signal users: These features now work by scanning QR codes that contain the cryptographic information needed to exchange keys between different devices in a group or to authorize a new device to an account. The QR codes are actually representations of special links that the Signal application knows…
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Pegasus spyware infections found on several private sector phones
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in SecurityNewsMobile security company iVerify says that it discovered about a dozen new infections of the powerful Pegasus spyware on phones mostly used by people in private industry. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pegasus-spyware-infections-iverify
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Italian Privacy Agency Warns Against Unlawful Spyware Use
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in SecurityNewsUse Other Than for Police Purposes Can Invoke Fine Up to 20 Million Euros. The Italian privacy regulator warned against unlawful uses of Graphite spyware following reports of mass hacking campaigns using the tool. The Italian Data Protection Authority published a warning targeting commercial spyware developed by Israeli firm Paragon Solutions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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An Italian journalist speaks about being targeted with Paragon spyware
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Tags: spywareAs an undercover journalist covering Italian politics, Francesco Cancellato is used to reporting on scandals. But he never thought he would be part of the story. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/italian-journalist-speaks-about-being-targeted-spyware
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Spyware maker caught distributing malicious Android apps for years
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in SecurityNewsItalian company SIO, which sells to government customers, is behind an Android spyware campaign called Spyrtacus that spoofed popular apps like WhatsApp, per security researchers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/spyware-maker-caught-distributing-malicious-android-apps-for-years/
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Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston shuts down, per filing
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in SecurityNewsVariston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, has reportedly shut down. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and intelligence industry, reports that a legal notice published in Barcelona’s registry on February 10 confirmed that Variston has been liquidated. TechCrunch has also seen the legal notice saying Variston has shuttered. This comes almost exactly a…
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Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston reportedly shuts down
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in SecurityNewsVariston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, is reportedly being liquidated. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and intelligence industry, reported that a legal notice published in Barcelona’s registry on February 10 confirmed that Variston has gone into liquidation. This comes almost exactly a year after TechCrunch reported that Variston was in the process…
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Italian Government Denies It Spied on Journalists and Migrant Activists Using Paragon Spyware
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in SecurityNewsThe Italian government denied it hacked seven cellphones with military-grade surveillance technology from Paragon Solutions. The post Italian Government Denies It Spied on Journalists and Migrant Activists Using Paragon Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/italian-government-denies-it-spied-on-journalists-and-migrant-activists-using-paragon-spyware/
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Another person targeted by Paragon spyware comes forward
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Tags: spywareFour people have so far come forward as victims of the Paragon spyware campaign targeting WhatsApp users, including one journalist and three activists. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/another-person-targeted-by-paragon-spyware-comes-forward/
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Apple issues emergency patches to contain an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ on targeted individuals
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in SecurityNewsSecurity researcher uncovers the exploit: The vulnerability was discovered by Bill Marczak, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, a digital rights research group at the University of Toronto’s Munk School.Marczak took to social media to urge users to update their devices immediately, stating: “Update your iPhones”¦ again! iOS 18.3.1 out today with a fix for…
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Revelations of Israeli spyware abuse raise fears over possible use by Trump
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in SecurityNewsAfter WhatsApp claimed 90 users were targeted last year, experts concerned over how US could use cyberweaponsEven as WhatsApp <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/20/whatsapp-pegasus-spyware-nso-group-hacking”>celebrated a major legal victory in December against NSO Group, the Israeli maker of one of the world’s most powerful cyberweapons, <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/31/whatsapp-israel-spyware”> a new threat was detected, this time involving another Israel-based company that…
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„Höchst besorgniserregend”: Hacker greifen gezielt Whatsapp-Nutzer mit Spyware an
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/hoechst-besorgniserregend-hacker-whatsapp-nutzer-spyware-1671269/
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Spyware maker Paragon terminates contract with Italian government: media reports
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in SecurityNewsFollowing allegations of potential abuse, Paragon Solutions has cut off Italy from its spyware systems. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/spyware-maker-paragon-terminates-contract-with-italian-government-media-reports/
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Paragon Spyware Allegedly Ends Spyware Contract with Italy
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in SecurityNewsParagon Solutions, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, has reportedly ended its spyware contract with Italy. The termination comes in the wake of revelations that its military-grade hacking software, Graphite, was allegedly used to target 90 individuals, including journalists and activists, across two dozen countries. This includes three Italian figures critical of the government’s policies. The spyware…
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Antivirus vs. Anti-Malware: Welches brauchen Sie?
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in SecurityNewsHier ist ein kurzer Leitfaden, der Ihnen hilft, zu entscheiden, welches oder beide! am besten zu Ihren Bedürfnissen passt. Antivirus zielt auf Viren ab, während Anti-Malware vor allen Arten von Schadsoftware schützt, einschließlich Spyware und Ransomware. Haben Sie jemals auf einen verdächtigen Link geklickt und Pop-ups oder ein langsames Gerät bemerkt? Das… First seen on…
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Italy says Paragon spyware targeted victims in dozens of European countries
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in SecurityNewsSeven Italians and victims in more than a dozen other European countries were targeted with spyware as part of a broad hacking campaign revealed by WhatsApp on Friday, the Italian government said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/italy-paragon-spyware-targeted-european-victims-whatsapp
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Paragon spyware used to target citizens across Europe, says Italian government
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in SecurityNewsWhatsApp said users in several European countries were targeted with Paragon spyware, according to the Italian government. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/paragon-spyware-used-to-target-citizens-across-europe-says-italian-government/
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Italian founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’
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in SecurityNewsLuca Casarini is most prominent person to come forward since WhatsApp said that 90 people, across two dozen countries, had probably been hackedThe Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered by migrants in Libya, has revealed WhatsApp informed him his mobile…
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Activists critical of Italian PM may have had their phones targeted by Paragon spyware, says WhatsApp
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in SecurityNewsMessaging app announces that 90 people, residing in two dozen countries, may have had their devices hacked The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered by migrants in Libya, has revealed WhatsApp informed him his mobile phone was targeted by military-grade…
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Spyware maker Paragon confirms US government is a customer
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in SecurityNewsIsraeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies, principally, the United States and its allies.” […]…