IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

Nextgov/FCW

Austria, Estonia, Lithuania and the Netherlands joined the effort that aims to set standards for countering global spyware abuses.

The Citizen Lab

Apple has decided to drop its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, citing a shifting risk landscape that could risk revealing the …

State Department

… spyware cyber event and a Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) ministerial entitled “AI for Humanity: Charting the Global Course for Human Rights-Based …

BankInfoSecurity

Four more European Union nations have joined a United States government-led initiative lanched in March to tackle spyware misuse globally.

RTTNews

A coalition of 21 nations have partnered to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware. The governments of Australia, Austria, …

The Cyber Express

A new Android spyware campaign in South Korea exploits an Amazon AWS S3 bucket to exfiltrate sensitive data, remaining undetected by major …

Politico

SPYWARE PACT — Four more nations on Sunday formally signed on to a U.S.-led pledge to use spyware technology responsibly and take measures to …

The Register

It featured in previous Kaspersky research that found mods laden with spyware and other trojans. Malicious modders also target apps commonly used …

Bleeping Computer

Android spyware 'Mandrake' hidden in apps on Google Play since 2022 · New Vo1d malware infects 1.3 million Android streaming boxes · Google backports …

The Register

Predator spyware kingpins added to US sanctions list. Designations come as new infrastructure spins up in Africa. Security6 days | 2 · Cybercrooks …