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Candiru Spyware Caught Exploiting Google Chrome Zero-Day to Target Journalists
The actively exploited but now-fixed Google Chrome zero-day flaw that came to light at the start of this month was…
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Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Devices of Pro-Democracy Activists in Thailand
Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests have had their smartphones infected with NSO Group’s infamous Pegasus government-sponsored spyware.…
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NSO Confirms Pegasus Spyware Used by at least 5 European Countries
The beleaguered Israeli surveillanceware vendor NSO Group this week admitted to the European Union lawmakers that its Pegasus tool was…
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Researchers Uncover ‘Hermit’ Android Spyware Used in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy
An enterprise-grade surveillanceware dubbed Hermit has been put to use by entities operating from within Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy over…
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Cytrox’s Predator Spyware Targeted Android Users with Zero-Day Exploits
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday pointed fingers at a North Macedonian spyware developer named Cytrox for developing exploits…
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Google Project Zero Detects a Record Number of Zero-Day Exploits in 2021
Google Project Zero called 2021 a “record year for in-the-wild 0-days,” as 58 security vulnerabilities were detected and disclosed during…
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Experts Uncover Spyware Attacks Against Catalan Politicians and Activists
A previously unknown zero-click exploit in Apple’s iMessage was used to install mercenary spyware from NSO Group and Candiru against…
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E.U. Officials Reportedly Targeted with Israeli Pegasus Spyware
Senior officials in the European Union were allegedly targeted with NSO Group’s infamous Pegasus surveillance tool, according to a new…
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EU Data Protection Watchdog Calls for Ban on Pegasus-like Commercial Spyware
The European Union’s data protection authority on Tuesday called for a ban on the development and the use of Pegasus-like…
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Pegasus Spyware Reportedly Hacked iPhones of U.S. State Department and Diplomats
Apple reportedly notified several U.S. Embassy and State Department employees that their iPhones may have been targeted by an unknown…
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