Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2025

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp has addressed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability exploited to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication. WHO IS MSPY?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Researchers found an updated LightSpy spyware with enhanced data collection features targeting social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. have found an updated version of the LightSpy spyware that supports an expanded set of data collection features to target social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

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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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Adam Levin

MAY 15, 2019

WhatsApp disclosed a major security vulnerability that allowed hackers to remotely install spyware on mobile devices. The spyware deployed has been traced back to NSO Group, an Israeli cyber company alleged to have enabled Middle East governments to surveil its citizens. NSO Group has denied involvement.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2025

In March 2025, WhatsApp addressed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability exploited to install Paragons Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp blocked a spyware campaign by Paragon targeting journalists and civil society members after reports of the Citizen Lab group from the University of Toronto.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2021

As the media around the world is busy speculating about the targets related to Pegasus Mobile Spying malware, Apple Inc, the American company that is into the production of iPhones has issued a press statement that its engineers are working on a fix to protect the users from becoming victims to the said spying Israeli malware.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It’s a cat-and-mouse struggle as tech giants Microsoft and Apple deal with persistent threats from China state actors and Pegasus spyware.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A new wave of a mobile surveillance campaign has been observed targeting the Uyghur community as part of a long-standing spyware operation active since at least 2015, cybersecurity researchers disclosed Thursday.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 3, 2024

The operators behind the invasive Predator mobile spyware remain undeterred by public exposure and scrutiny.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A vulnerability resides in Samsung mobile processors and according to the experts, it has been chained with other vulnerabilities to achieve arbitrary code execution on vulnerable devices. The fact that Google TAG discovered the flaw suggests that commercial spyware vendors may have used the exploit to target Samsung devices.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a new report from Google's Threat Analysis Group, the researchers detail how commercial surveillance vendors particularly use spyware and target Google and Apple devices.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a novel surveillance program that's suspected to be used by Chinese police departments as a lawful intercept tool to gather a wide range of information from mobile devices.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

South Korean users have been targeted with a new sophisticated Android spyware, tracked as PhoneSpy, as part of an ongoing campaign. Researchers from Zimperium zLabs uncovered an ongoing campaign aimed at infecting the mobile phones of South Korean users with new sophisticated android spyware dubbed PhoneSpy. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 12, 2024

Apple recommends that iPhone users install software updates, use strong passwords and 2FA, and don’t open links or attachments from suspicious emails to keep their device safe from spyware.

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The Hacker News

JULY 1, 2024

These APKs continue the group's trend of embedding spyware into curated video browsing applications, with a new expansion targeting mobile gamers, weapons enthusiasts, and TikTok fans," SentinelOne security researcher Alex

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2024

In a new round, Apple is now warning users in 98 countries of potential mercenary spyware attacks. The message sent to the affected users says: “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Security researchers from Lookout have discovered new spyware, dubbed Goontcat, that could target both Android and iOS users. Goontact implement common spyware features, including the ability to gather data from the infected devices and gather system info. The spyware is likely used as part of a sextortion campaign.

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The Hacker News

JULY 19, 2024

A suspected pro-Houthi threat group targeted at least three humanitarian organizations in Yemen with Android spyware designed to harvest sensitive information. Targets of the ongoing campaign

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The mobile device security firm iVerify has been offering a tool since May that makes spyware scanning accessible to anyone—and it's already turning up victims.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

WhatsApp has accused the professional spyware company Paragon of spying on a select group of users. WhatsApp, the Meta-owned, end-to-end encrypted messaging platform, said it has reliable information that nearly 100 journalists and other members of civil society were targets of a spyware campaign conducted by the Israeli spyware company.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 24, 2022

For many years, Google has been monitoring the activity of commercial spyware sellers and in conjunction with Google’s Project Zero, discovered the fact that RCS Labs, an Italian vendor, utilizes unusual drive-by downloads as first infection vectors to target iOS and Android mobile users. What Happened?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2024

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Predator spyware vendor Intellexa Consortium, and banned the company from doing business in the US. Intellexa is based in Greece but the Treasury Department imposed the sanctions because of the use of the spyware against Americans, including US government officials, journalists, and policy experts.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 13, 2024

The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been attributed to a mobile espionage campaign that leverages trojanized Android apps to deliver a spyware strain dubbed AridSpy.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 6, 2022

RatMilad, a new Android malware that masquerades as a VPN and phone number spoofing app, has been observed to target a Middle Eastern enterprise mobile device. The post A New Android Spyware Called RatMilad Is Targeting Enterprise Devices appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Urdu-speaking readers of a regional news website that caters to the Gilgit-Baltistan region have likely emerged as a target of a watering hole attack designed to deliver a previously undocumented Android spyware dubbed Kamran. net), which, when opened on a mobile device, prompts visitors of the Urdu version to install its

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 18, 2024

It is important to note that this vulnerability would only impact Mobile Device Management (MDM) managed devices. Malwarebytes for Mac takes out malware, adware, spyware, and other threats before they can infect your machine and ruin your day. It’ll keep you safe online and your Mac running like it should.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

A California federal judge has ordered spyware maker NSO Group to hand over the code for Pegasus and other spyware products that were used to spy on WhatsApp users. This may be true if a better understanding of how the spyware works leads to improvements that can thwart future abuse. Things have developed since then.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Gamaredon has been attributed to two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome, marking the first time the adversary has been discovered using mobile-only malware families in its attack campaigns.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 22, 2021

Chine Foreign Ministry has issued a public statement condemning the distribution and usage of Pegasus Spyware surveillance software by various countries. The post China officially condemns Pegasus spyware surveillance and accuses US appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Lookout researchers provided details about two Android spyware families employed by an APT group tracked as Confucius. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have provided details about two recently discovered Android spyware families, dubbed Hornbill and SunBird, used by an APT group named Confucius. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker News

JULY 19, 2023

The prolific China-linked nation-state actor known as APT41 has been linked to two previously undocumented strains of Android spyware called WyrmSpy and DragonEgg.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

has finally blocked exports to the notorious NSO Group—makers of sophisticated “zero click” spyware, Pegasus. The post US Blocks Trade with ‘Legal’ Pegasus Spyware Firm, NSO appeared first on Security Boulevard. What took you so long? Commerce Dept.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2023

Intellexa mercenary spyware chains five unpatched bugs—plus ‘Alien’ technology The post ‘Predator’ — Nasty Android Spyware Revealed appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

” In September, security researchers from G DATA discovered more than two dozen Android mobile phones from different manufacturers already infected by pre-installed malware. .” concludes the report that includes indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2022

This is how Apple describes it: Lockdown Mode offers an extreme, optional level of security for the very few users who, because of who they are or what they do, may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from NSO Group and other private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.

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The Hacker News

JULY 8, 2023

Two file management apps on the Google Play Store have been discovered to be spyware, putting the privacy and security of up to 1.5 Pradeo, a leading mobile security company, has uncovered this alarming infiltration. The report shows that both spyware apps, million Android users at risk.

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