IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

Bleeping Computer

… to patch security vulnerabilities abused as part of a zero-click iMessage exploit chain to infect iPhones with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.

PCMag

The new patches are designed to shield older iPhones and Macs from one of the vulnerabilities used in the spyware attack that's been traced to NSO …

Spiceworks

Apple has released an emergency update to patch a zero-day vulnerability that allowed the injection of Pegasus spyware on iPhones and iPads.

The Record by Recorded Future

All Council of Europe member states must regulate the acquisition and use of spyware by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the report said …

SC Magazine

Threat actors have been leveraging malicious fake versions of the Telegram messaging app on the Google Play Store to facilitate spyware deployment …

ET Telecom

Telegram: According to the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, these bogus apps include nefarious features that capture and send names, user IDs, …

India TV News

The spyware-infected apps claimed to offer faster performance compared to the official versions by utilizing a distributed network of global data …

IT World Canada

… in iPhone devices being “actively exploited” to deliver NSO Group's Pegasus mercenary spyware, without any interaction from the victim.

Computer Weekly

Senate committee alerts prosecutors over potential crimes by public officials involved in purchasing Pegasus spyware used to monitor and smear …

Business Recorder

NEW YORK: Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to…