IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

March 28, 2024
NEWS

Spyware and zero-day exploits increasingly go hand-in-hand, researchers find

Researchers found 97 zero-days exploited in the wild in 2023; nearly two thirds of mobile and browser flaws were used by spyware firms.

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Google: Spyware vendors behind 50% of zero-days exploited in 2023 – Bleeping Computer

… zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks in 2023, many of them linked to spyware vendors and their clients.

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Zero-days exploited in the wild jumped 50% in 2023, fueled by spyware vendors

Zero-days exploited in the wild jumped 50% in 2023, fueled by spyware vendors. Cybersecurity experts are warning that zero-day exploits, which can …

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Spyware vendors behind 75% of zero-days targeting Google – TechTarget

Google on Tuesday said spyware vendors were behind the vast majority of zero-day vulnerabilities targeting Google products in 2023.

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CBD Retailer Used Spyware, Recorded Online Chats, Suit Says – Law360

CBD Retailer Used Spyware, Recorded Online Chats, Suit Says. By Jonathan Capriel. Law360 (March 27, 2024, 6:51 PM EDT) — Charlotte's Web Inc., a …

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Google: Zero-Day Attacks Surged in 2023 | Decipher – Duo Security

An increase last year in the number of zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild was driven in part by spyware vendor activity across the …

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Google: Zero-Day Attacks for Hacking Shot Up in 2023 – PCMag Middle East

Meanwhile, commercial spyware vendors were behind over 13 of the 17 zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Google products last year. In addition, the …

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Meta in hot water over Snapchat spyware debacle – Silicon Valley Business Journal

Join us March 28th, to hear from San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and Director of Economic Development, Nanci Klein. Two panel discussions will follow; …

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Facebook may have exploited user devices to spy on competitors, documents show

The spyware capable of acquiring, decrypting, and transferring the data was allegedly deployed against YouTube in 2017-2018 and against Amazon in 2018 …

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