Security News

21-year-old spy tool developer faces prison
2018-07-18 13:01

Luminosity RAT sold for as little as $39.99 and could spy, steal passwords, mine cryptocurrency, and launch DDoSes.

Indian iPhone Spy Campaign Used Fake MDM Platform
2018-07-13 17:52

Cyberattackers have used a bogus mobile device management (MDM) system to target a small – but presumably high-value – set of iPhones in India in a cyberespionage campaign that has some unusual hallmarks.

Hackers Used Malicious MDM Solution to Spy On 'Highly Targeted' iPhone Users
2018-07-13 11:18

Security researchers have uncovered a "highly targeted" mobile malware campaign that has been operating since August 2015 and found spying on 13 selected iPhones in India. The attackers, who are...

World Cup: US Spy Warns Russians Will Hack Phones, Computers
2018-06-13 22:43

A top US intelligence official warned football fans traveling to Russia for the World Cup that their phones and computers could be hacked by Moscow's cyber spies. William Evanina, Director of the...

Russia appears to be 'live testing' cyber attacks – Former UK spy boss Robert Hannigan
2018-06-08 10:37

Warns that nation state hacking threatens corporate networks Former GCHQ chief Robert Hannigan has warned that the emergence of a commodity marketplace for hacking has changed and escalated the threat.…

Targeted Spy Campaign Hits Russian Service Centers
2018-06-07 19:43

The payload is a commercial version of the Imminent Monitor tool, which is marketed as legitimate software.

German Spy Agency Can Keep Tabs on Internet Hubs: Court
2018-05-31 16:29

Germany's spy agency can monitor major internet hubs if Berlin deems it necessary for strategic security interests, a federal court has ruled. read more

Operator of World's Top Internet Hub Sues German Spy Agency
2018-05-31 02:39

Berlin - The operator of the world's largest internet hub challenged the legality of sweeping telecoms surveillance by Germany's spy agency, a German court heard Wednesday. The BND foreign...

Ex-CIA man fingered as prime suspect in Vault 7 spy tool manuals leak
2018-05-15 22:56

Report claims former intel worker believed to be behind data dump A former CIA employee has been named as the prime suspect behind last year's leak of thousands of top-secret documents on the...

Phishing Spy Campaign Targets Top Mideast Officials
2018-05-15 21:38

Researchers have discovered a set of custom surveillanceware tools being deployed against Android and iOS devices primarily in the Middle East.