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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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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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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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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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Five Eyes Alliance Warns of Cyber Attacks on MSPs and Potential Espionage and Ransomware Deployment

Sad teenager crying in school yard showing impact of ransomware attack

Double Blow of Ransomware Attack and Covid-19 Pandemic Shutters 157-Year-Old Lincoln College

EU flag on a black keyboard showing EU law for CSAM scanning of encrypted messages

Proposed EU Law Requiring CSAM Scanning Could Put an End To Encrypted Messages

Digital world and data transmission on laptop showing digital transformation and data strategy

DX 2.0 Demands a Sustainable and Secure Data Strategy

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