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Addressing Mobile Spyware Will Take More Than a Broad Federal Ban

July 21, 2023
Mobile spyware is not a threat that will lessen anytime soon. Mobile devices present an attack surface that is ripe for threat actors. To mitigate the mobile security risk at its root, organizations need to employ an agent on the devices they manage that analyzes applications installed and the SDKs within them.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Module Installed in Over 100 Android Apps Contained Spyware, Infected Over 421 Million Downloads

June 1, 2023
Popular mini-game module found in over 100 Android apps, pitched to developers as a legitimate marketing SDK meant to improve user engagement and attention, has been found to have spyware capability hidden in it.
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Data PrivacyNews

QuaDream Spyware on the Rise, Used to Track Political Opposition and Journalists

April 14, 2023
Citizen Lab reports that QuaDream spyware is being used by governments in at least 10 countries to track activists, journalists and political opponents among other questionable uses.
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Google Chrome application icon on mobile phone screen showing spyware vendor linked to zero-day exploitation framework
Cyber SecurityNews

“Commercial Spyware” Vendor Linked to Exploitation Framework Using Zero-Days in Chrome, Firefox and Windows

December 7, 2022
A spyware vendor in Spain has been linked to a zero-day exploitation framework that impacted Windows, as well as the Chrome and Firefox browsers, from 2018 to 2021. Google researchers present markers found in its code including a script that is signed by the company.
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Close up of hacker hand stealing data from tablet showing use of surveillance tools and spyware
Data PrivacyNews

US Government Issues Warning on “Spyware for Hire” Commercial Surveillance Tools

January 12, 2022
The fallout from the Pegasus spyware incident has prompted the Biden administration to issue a warning to the general public about commercial surveillance tools, offering advice for self-protection to journalists and dissidents.
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Google Chrome application icon on phone showing spyware campaign using Chrome extensions
Cyber SecurityNews

Millions Impacted by Spyware Campaign Through Malicious Google Chrome Extensions

June 25, 2020
Spyware campaign stole sensitive user information through 111 fake Google Chrome extensions which gathered over 32 million downloads on the Chrome Web Store.
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Google Play Store logo on mobile showing state-sponsored hackers pushing spyware through authorized Google Play downloads for years
Cyber SecurityNews

State-Sponsored Hackers Have Been Pushing Spyware Through Authorized Google Play Downloads for Years

May 15, 2020
Campaign run by a group of state-sponsored hackers appears to have been passing data-siphoning spyware through approved apps in Google Play Store for years.
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Night view of an oil refinery showing oil and gas industry fending off a major spyware campaign using spear phishing attack
Cyber SecurityNews

Troubled Oil and Gas Industry Under Siege From Spyware; Novel Spear Phishing Attacks Thought to Be Espionage-Driven

May 5, 2020
Global oil and gas industry is fending off a major spyware campaign using highly targeted spear phishing attack emails with disguised .EXE file that contains Agent Tesla.
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Police car on the street showing Swedish police given the powers to deploy spyware on devices of suspected criminals.
Cyber SecurityNews

Swedish Police Given Green Light For Spyware

November 11, 2019
Swedish police will be given powers to deploy spyware on devices of suspected criminals. The spyware could turn on cameras, microphones, and access encrypted chat logs or images stored on the device.
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Virtual locks on laptop screen showing Europe and post quantum computing

Why Europe Needs to Prioritize the Switch to Quantum-Safe Encryption

Police car siren flashing blue in the night showing third-party data breach

Greater Manchester Police Investigating a Third-Party Data Breach From a Ransomware Attack

Locks on laptop screen showing Iranian hackers target defense organizations with password spraying attacks

Iranian Hackers Use Password Spray Attacks to Compromise Defense Organizations, Pharmaceutical Firms

Jet engine from Airbus showing data breach involving compromised account

Airbus Data Breach from a Partner Airline’s Compromised Account Leaks Confidential Information

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