Apple has updated its documentation related to its warning system for mercenary spyware threats, now specifying that it alerts users when they may have been individually targeted by such attacks. The revision points out companies like NSO Group, known for developing surveillance tools like Pegasus, which state actors often use for targeted attacks on individuals […]
Apr 11, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Cyber Espionage Apple on Wednesday revised its documentation pertaining to its mercenary spyware threat notification system to mention that it alerts users when they may have been individually targeted by such attacks. It also specifically called out companies like NSO Group for developing commercial surveillance tools such as Pegasus that are […]
In 2023, 50% of malware detections for SMBs were keyloggers, spyware and stealers, malware that attackers use to steal data and credentials, according to Sophos. Attackers subsequently use this stolen information to gain unauthorized remote access, extort victims, deploy ransomware, and more. Ransomware remains primary cyberthreat for SMBs The Sophos report also analyses initial access […]
US Gov sanctioned Intellexa Consortium individuals and entities behind Predator spyware attacks Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2024 The U.S. government sanctioned two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator spyware used to target Americans. Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced actions on […]
U.S. Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2024 A U.S. Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta. Meta won the litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group, a U.S. Judge ordered […]
Cybersecurity researchers have identified new infrastructure likely used by the operators of the commercial spyware known as Predator in at least 11 countries. By analyzing the domains likely used to deliver the spyware, analysts at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group were able to spot potential Predator customers in Angola, Armenia, Botswana, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Oman, […]
Google said Tuesday that it is tracking at least 40 companies involved in the creation of spyware and other hacking tools that are sold to governments and deployed against “high risk” users, including journalists, human rights defenders and dissidents. The vendors — which have developed dozens of tools and tricks to break into phones, laptops, […]
Cyberattackers have installed the Pegasus spyware on the phones of multiple journalists in the African country of Togo. According to Reporters Without Borders, the spyware was used by Togo’s government until 2021, and there is evidence of at least 23 spyware intrusions — between Feb. 1 and July 10 in that year — on one […]
A federal judge has denied a motion from spyware maker NSO Group to dismiss an Apple lawsuit alleging the company’s powerful Pegasus tool has violated computer fraud laws and unfairly profited off of Apple and its customers, according to a court ruling filed Tuesday. NSO Group, a highly controversial purveyor of spyware which has been […]
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