IT Sec News updates – Spyware Attacks

May 7, 2024
NEWS

Apple's iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here's What You Should Know | WIRED

Spyware gives attackers access to the smartphone's mic and allows them to view everything you write, including messages on encrypted apps such as …

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New 'Cuckoo' Persistent macOS Spyware Targeting Intel and Arm Macs – The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information stealer targeting Apple macOS systems that's designed to set up persistence on the …

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Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group Drags Researchers to Court – The Intercept

NSO Group, which makes Pegasus spyware, keeps trying to extract sensitive information from Citizen Lab — and a judge keeps swatting it down.

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New spyware targets Macs pretending to be “Spotify Music Converter” | Cybernews

Then, it spreads its infostealer wings and lays spyware. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Kandji have discovered a new universal malicious …

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Amnesty International Cites Indonesia as a Spyware Hub – Dark Reading

The organization found evidence of sales and shipment of “highly invasive spyware and other surveillance technologies” sent to Indonesia from …

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Apple warns users of “mercenary spyware” attack in India and 91 countries, ET reports

spyware” attack, an attempt to gain unlawful access to users devices, Economic Times reported on Thursday citing sources. (This story has been …

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Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group Could Soon Be Spilling Its Secrets

… the secretive spyware group.The case will now go back to the district court from whence it came and can move to the discovery process, where lawye.

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Spyware Problems Are Getting Under Apple iPhone's Skin Through the Years | Tech Times

Apple is not only fighting various malware. In fact, iPhones are becoming spyware's favorite target these days with the likes of Pegasus and …

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New Cuckoo macOS malware can take over all Macs and steals your passwords too

Part info-stealing malware, part spyware … Besides targeting both newer and older Macs, what sets Cuckoo apart is that it behaves like a cross between …

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Vulnerability Recap 5/6/24: Aruba, Dropbox, GitLab Bugs – eSecurity Planet

We also saw spyware, GitLab issues, and a Dropbox attack that exposed customer data. Some Android apps have recently-discovered file-sharing bugs …

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