Mexican Drug Cartels with High-Tech Spyware
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Lots of details in the article. The cyberweapons arms business is immoral in many ways. This is just one of them.
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On the Zero-Day Market
Schneier on Security
MAY 24, 2024
New paper: “ Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market “: Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple. The last ten years have also been marked by stark failures to control spyware and its precursors and components.
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Targeted spyware and why it’s a concern to us
Malwarebytes
MARCH 20, 2025
Experts are again warning about the proliferating market for targeted spyware and espionage. Before we dive into the world of targeted spyware, it’s worth looking at a few of the main players that are active in and against this industry. The name of Paragons spyware is Graphite.
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Apple dismisses lawsuit against surveillance firm NSO Group due to risk of threat intelligence exposure
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Apple drops its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, due to the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple is seeking to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group , citing the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. ” reads the court filing.
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German authorities raid the offices of the FinFisher surveillance firm
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Earlier this month, German authorities have raided the offices of FinFisher, the German surveillance software firm, accused of providing its software to oppressive regimes. The company denied accusations and sued the German blog and requested the removal of the article on the case. Pierluigi Paganini.
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Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
One of the Apple iOS zero-day flaws exploited by the NSO group was also used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream. One of the vulnerabilities in Apple iOS that was previously exploited by the spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group was also separately used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream.
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Pegasus spyware found on UK government office phone
Malwarebytes
APRIL 21, 2022
” John Scott-Railton recalled after finding out on July 7, 2020 that Pegasus, the highly sophisticated flagship spyware of Israel’s NSO Group, was used to infect a phone linked to the network at 10 Downing Street, the UK Prime Minister’s home and office. “When we found the No. 10 case, my jaw dropped.” Hello, Maestro?
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NSO Group told lawmakers that Pegasus spyware was used by at least 5 European countries
Security Affairs
JUNE 23, 2022
The Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group revealed that its Pegasus spyware was used by at least five European countries. The controversial Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group told the European Union lawmakers that its Pegasus spyware was used by at least five countries in the region.
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Spyware vendors use exploit chains to take advantage of patch delays in mobile ecosystem
CSO Magazine
MARCH 31, 2023
Several commercial spyware vendors developed and used zero-day exploits against iOS and Android users last year. Our findings underscore the extent to which commercial surveillance vendors have proliferated capabilities historically only used by governments with the technical expertise to develop and operationalize exploits."
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France’s government is giving the police more surveillance power
Security Affairs
JULY 9, 2023
According to the French newspaper Le Monde, law enforcement will be allowed to use spyware for their investigation, the software can remotely spy on the suspects using the microphone and camera of the devices and also collect their GPS location. ”” reads the article published by Le Monde.
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Israel surveillance firm NSO group can mine data from major social media
Security Affairs
JULY 19, 2019
The Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group informed its clients that it is able to scoop user data by mining from major social media. The Financial Times reported that the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group informed its clients that it is able to mine user data from major social media. SecurityAffairs – NSO Group, surveillance).
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Ban Pegasus spyware, urges European Union Data Protection Supervisor
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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Security Affairs newsletter Round 510 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
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Security Affairs
AUGUST 7, 2022
Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 507 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs
JANUARY 19, 2025
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 458 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Cybersecurity Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy to Promote Accountability for the Misuse of Commercial Spyware Critical Security Issue Affecting TeamCity On-Premises (CVE-2024-23917) – Update to 2023.11.3
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Stalkerware: What is being done to protect victims as the number of cases rises
CyberSecurity Insiders
MAY 19, 2021
People are increasingly becoming aware of the threats posed by hackers who infiltrate devices using viruses, spyware and malware. In this article, we will talk about this malicious software, which allows a remote user to surveil all activities on another user’s device.
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Privacy Roundup: Week 7 of Year 2025
Security Boulevard
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware Techspot This study demonstrates Google's reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 are flawed and don't actually keep out bots. Tips for finding old accounts.
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 375 by Pierluigi Paganini
Security Affairs
JULY 24, 2022
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
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Android “System Update” malware steals photos, videos, GPS location
Malwarebytes
APRIL 1, 2021
If the commands can only be issued by the app’s creators, then there’s a good chance that FakeSysUpdate is not stalkerware, but information-gathering spyware. They place sponsored articles in major city newspapers (yes, really). Stalkerware-type apps do not hide in the shadows.
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 435 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
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New FurBall Android Malware Used to Spy on Iranian Citizens
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. Researchers believe the purpose of this could be to set up a larger spearphishing attack conducted via text messages.
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 415 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
Security Affairs
APRIL 16, 2023
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APT trends report Q3 2024
SecureList
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Epeius is a commercial spyware tool developed by an Italian company that claims to provide intelligence solutions to law enforcement agencies and governments. In recent years, the malware attracted the attention of the community due to the publication of two articles.
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 371 by Pierluigi Paganini
Security Affairs
JUNE 26, 2022
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Security Affairs
AUGUST 29, 2021
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 487 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 370 by Pierluigi Paganini
Security Affairs
JUNE 20, 2022
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 353
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. US seizes $3.6 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.
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Kamran Spyware Targets Gilgit Baltistan Users Through Hunza News
Hackology
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
The emergence of Kamran spyware, targeting users of a regional news website, has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts. Distributed through a possible watering-hole attack on the Hunza News website , the spyware prompts users to grant permissions, allowing access to sensitive data.
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 428 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
Security Affairs
JULY 15, 2023
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 416 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
Security Affairs
APRIL 23, 2023
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 438 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
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What is Employee Monitoring? Full Guide to Getting It Right
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 21, 2022
From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. In a 2000 article published in “Business Ethics Quarterly,” Professor Adam D. Benefits of Employee Monitoring.
Security Affairs newsletter Round 502 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. IOCONTROL cyberweapon used to target infrastructure in the US and Isreael U.S.
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Understanding and Recognizing Tech Abuse
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 16, 2023
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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Security Affairs newsletter Round 418 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
Security Affairs
MAY 6, 2023
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It is time to re-evaluate Cyber-defence solutions
Security Affairs
JANUARY 10, 2021
The exploit called “SignSight” involved the modification of software installers hosted on the Certificate Authorities website (“ca.gov.vn”) to insert a spyware tool called PhantomNet or Smanager to unsuspecting end users. In this brilliantly written article, Lockheed Martin talks about the cyber blind-spots. 4securitas.com ).
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Top Methods Use By Hackers to Bypass Two-Factor Authentication
Hacker's King
MAY 20, 2023
In this article, we’ll explore some lesser-known methods that hackers may use to bypass 2FA. Call forwarding, Botnets, Spyware: Securing Devices and Networks More sophisticated methods of bypassing 2FA involve compromising the user’s device. However, like any security system, 2FA is not foolproof.
IT threat evolution Q1 2024
SecureList
JUNE 3, 2024
DinodasRAT Linux implant targeting entities worldwide In early October 2023, after ESET published an article by about a campaign dubbed Operation Jacana targeting Windows users, we discovered a new Linux version of DinodasRAT (aka XDealer ). This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer.
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Advanced threat predictions for 2024
SecureList
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
In this article, we will review the past year’s trends to see which of our 2023 predictions have come true, and try to predict what is to come in 2024. This politician became the target of a previously undiscovered “zero-day” attack aimed at infecting his phone with spyware.
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