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Apple dismisses lawsuit against surveillance firm NSO Group due to risk of threat intelligence exposure

Security Affairs

The IT giant fears that the disclosures of its threat intelligence related to commercial spyware operations could aid NSO and other surveillance firms. In November 2021, Apple sued NSO Group and its parent company Q Cyber Technologies in a U.S. ” reads the court filing.

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Mollitiam Industries is the Newest Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturer

Schneier on Security

To evade detection, the malware makes use of the company’s so-called “invisible low stealth technology” and its Android product is advertised as having “low data and battery consumption” to prevent people from suspecting their phone or tablet has been infected.

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Modern TVs have “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation,” group reveals

Malwarebytes

In a report titled “ How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era ,” the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) spotlighted a massive data-driven surveillance apparatus that ensnares the public through modern television sets. Your television is debuting the latest, most captivating program: You.

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Iran-Linked MuddyWater Deploys Atera for Surveillance in Phishing Attacks

The Hacker News

The activity, which took place from March 7 through the week of March 11, targeted Israeli entities spanning global manufacturing, technology, and

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Experts link Hermit spyware to Italian surveillance firm RCS Lab and a front company

Security Affairs

Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., granting them access to live and archived video feeds across multiple organizations, including manufacturing facilities, hospitals, schools, police departments and prisons. When surveillance leads to spying.

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3.5m IP cameras exposed, with US in the lead

Security Affairs

Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. After looking at 28 of the most popular manufacturers, our research team found 3.5 What is more, the overwhelming majority of internet-facing cameras are manufactured by Chinese companies. Surge in internet-facing cameras.