IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

SC Magazine

… has launched recent attacks deploying new versions of the DragonEgg and WyrmSpy Android spyware strains, according to The Hacker News.

CPO Magazine

Mobile spyware is not a threat that will lessen anytime soon. Mobile devices present an attack surface that is ripe for threat actors.

Balkan Insight

… reveals that over 350 SMS messages were sent to mobile phones in Greece intending to trick users into installing the illegal spyware Predator.

Middle East Monitor

The global scandal around the targeting of hundreds of journalists and activists around the world using Israeli spyware technology, Pegasus, …

The Jewish Press

In late January 2022, the NY Times revealed that in 2017, Israel approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of Pegasus, the spyware developed by NSO Group …

SecurityWeek

In Other News: Military Emails Leaked, Google Restricts Internet Access, Chinese Spyware. Weekly cybersecurity news roundup that provides a summary of …

IT World Canada

MOVEit victim numbers climb higher, news on spyware, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Friday, July 21st, 2023. I'm Howard Solomon, …

Business Mirror

WASHINGTON—The US Commerce Department added two Europe-based spyware companies to its technology export blacklist on Tuesday for developing …

ReadWrite

However, credit card processors viewed spyware as a high-risk product due to its association with illegal activities. To circumvent this issue, 1Byte …

EURACTIV.com

Greece's independent Data Protection Authority announced on Thursday that more than 350 SMS related to the Predator spyware programme have been …