In January of this year, experts detected a large-scale watering-hole attack aimed at residents of Hong Kong, in which the multifunctional malware LightSpy for iOS was installed on victims’ smartphones. This is yet another reminder to anyone who thinks that Apple devices, in particular iPhones, are immune to malware; they are protected, of course, but by no means totally. How … [Read more...] about LightSpy spyware infects iOS | Kaspersky official blog
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New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices
The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven't yet settled, and the world's most popular messaging platform is in choppy waters once again.The Hacker News has learned that WhatsApp has recently patched yet another critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to remotely compromise targeted devices and potentially steal secured chat messages and … [Read more...] about New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices
Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
Finally, for the very first time, an encrypted messaging service provider is taking legal action against a private entity that has carried out malicious attacks against its users.Facebook filed a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance firm NSO Group on Tuesday, alleging that the company was actively involved in hacking users of its end-to-end encrypted WhatsApp messaging … [Read more...] about Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
Websites have infected iPhones with spyware
The idea that iPhones are totally immune to threats has been debunked time after time. In fact, though the Apple smartphones may present a smaller target than Android devices, some say you can pick up all sorts of malware just by opening a dangerous website, without knowingly downloading and installing anything from that site. In this post, we find out whether that is … [Read more...] about Websites have infected iPhones with spyware
New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new piece of mobile surveillance malware believed to be developed by a Russian defense contractor that has been sanctioned for interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Dubbed Monokle, the mobile remote-access trojan has been actively targeting Android phones since at least March 2016 and is primarily being used in highly … [Read more...] about New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild
FinSpy is spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS
What happens when spyware is developed not by underground malware coders, but by a serious IT firm? The result can be a nasty thing like FinSpy (also known as FinFisher), which has been developed and sold perfectly legally for quite some time now. Over the past year, we’ve detected this spyware on dozens of mobile devices. What FinSpy gets up to Although a desktop version of … [Read more...] about FinSpy is spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS
China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones
Chinese authorities are secretly installing surveillance apps on smartphones of foreigners at border crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from neighboring Kyrgyzstan, an international investigation revealed.Xinjiang (XUAR) is an autonomous territory and home to many Muslim ethnic minority groups where China is known to be conducting massive surveillance operations, … [Read more...] about China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones
‘Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018.Dubbed "ViceLeaker" by researchers at Kaspersky, the campaign has recently been found targeting Israeli citizens and some other middle eastern countries with a powerful surveillance malware designed to steal almost all … [Read more...] about ‘Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East
Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones
Whatsapp has recently patched a severe vulnerability that was being exploited by attackers to remotely install surveillance malware on a few "selected" smartphones by simply calling the targeted phone numbers over Whatsapp audio call.Discovered, weaponized and then sold by the Israeli company NSO Group that produces the most advanced mobile spyware on the planet, the WhatsApp … [Read more...] about Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones
Newly Discovered Mac Malware Captures and Stores Screenshots
New Mac spyware was discovered earlier this week on a computer at the Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual human rights conference. Located by computer security researcher Jacob Appelbaum, the malware, which has been deemed OSX/KitM.A, is currently being investigated by anti-virus company F-Secure. The malware is a backdoor application called "macs.app," which launches … [Read more...] about Newly Discovered Mac Malware Captures and Stores Screenshots