Security News

Spyware Maker NSO Group Found Liable for Hacking WhatsApp
2024-12-24 12:04

A judge has found that NSO Group, maker of the Pegasus spyware, has violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by hacking WhatsApp in order to spy on people using it. Jon Penney and I wrote a...

US court finds spyware maker NSO liable for WhatsApp hacks
2024-12-23 16:37

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group violated U.S. hacking laws by using WhatsApp zero-days to deploy Pegasus spyware on at least 1,400 devices. [...]

U.S. Judge Rules Against NSO Group in WhatsApp Pegasus Spyware Case
2024-12-23 09:20

Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp scored a major legal victory in its fight against Israeli commercial spyware vendor NSO Group after a federal judge in the U.S. state of California ruled in favor of...

Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware
2024-12-16 18:10

Serbian police and intelligence officers used Cellebrite forensic extraction software to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones and install previously unknown Android spyware called NoviSpy, a...

New Android NoviSpy spyware linked to Qualcomm zero-day bugs
2024-12-16 15:06

The Serbian government exploited Qualcomm zero-days to unlock and infect Android devices with a new spyware named 'NoviSpy,' used to spy on activists, journalists, and protestors. [...]

NoviSpy Spyware Installed on Journalist's Phone After Unlocking It With Cellebrite Tool
2024-12-16 12:45

A Serbian journalist had his phone first unlocked by a Cellebrite tool and subsequently compromised by a previously undocumented spyware codenamed NoviSpy, according to a new report published by...

Russian cyberspies target Android users with new spyware
2024-12-13 17:43

Russian cyberspies Gamaredon has been discovered using two Android spyware families named 'BoneSpy' and 'PlainGnome' to spy on and steal data from mobile devices. [...]

Russian cyberspies target Android users with new spyware
2024-12-13 17:43

Russian cyberspies Gamaredon has been discovered using two Android spyware families named 'BoneSpy' and 'PlainGnome' to spy on and steal data from mobile devices. [...]

Gamaredon Deploys Android Spyware "BoneSpy" and "PlainGnome" in Former Soviet States
2024-12-12 13:35

The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Gamaredon has been attributed to two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome, marking the first time the adversary has...

New EagleMsgSpy Android spyware used by Chinese police, researchers say
2024-12-11 21:03

A previously undocumented Android spyware called 'EagleMsgSpy' has been discovered and is believed to be used by law enforcement agencies in China to monitor mobile devices. [...]