IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

September 29, 2023
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Report: Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – St George News

According to the report, there's no defense against the spyware, and the Israeli government has given Insanet approval to sell the technology.

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AG approves use of Pegasus phone spyware in probe of shooting that killed 5

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Thursday gave permission to police to use the controversial Pegasus phone spyware tool as they investigate …

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Google Rushes to Patch New Zero-Day Exploited by Spyware Vendor – SecurityWeek

Google has rushed to patch a new Chrome zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-5217 and exploited by a spyware vendor.

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Critical Chrome Update Counters Spyware Vendor's Exploits – Hackread

The Chrome Update Follows Unveiling of Cytrox's Predator Spyware Targeting iOS Devices of Egyptian Politician by Google TAG and Citizen Lab.

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Google patches zero-day exploited by commercial spyware vendor – TechCrunch

Google patched a zero-day vulnerability that the company said it was used to install spyware made by a commercial surveillance tech vendor.

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Google Patches Chrome Zero-Day Used in Spyware Attacks – Infosecurity Magazine

These were discovered by TAG and the non-profit Citizen Lab. Citizen Lab tied the bugs to Cytrox's Predator spyware and said they were delivered via …

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Google Chrome flaw leaves billions open to spyware attacks — update now! | Laptop Mag

A massive security falw in Google Chrome was discovered leaving billions vulnerable to spyware attacks.

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Israel Police Given Special Permission to Use NSO Spyware to Investigate Murder of 5 in North

Since a Commission of Inquiry Was Formed to Investigate the Pegasus Scandal, in Which Police Used the Spyware Without a Court Order, Use of the …

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Israeli Police Chief's Misleading Claim That Pegasus Spyware Ban Fed Spike in Arab Murders

Under Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai's Leadership, Murders in the Arab Community Have Hit an All-time High. Even When Police Were Using Pegasus, …

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Lawsuit Says H&R Block, Meta, Google Used Spyware to Share Taxpayer Financial Data

spyware on the H&R Block site to harvest personal information from customers' tax returns for profit. The Sept. 27 complaint, filed in the U.S. …

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