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Google has pulled three malicious apps from Google Play, one of which exploits a recently patched kernel privilege escalation bug in Android to install the app aimed at spying on users. The Camero app would download a DEX file from a C&C, which would then download the callCam APK file and use the CVE-2019-2215 exploit to root the device, install the app and launch it without any user interaction or the user's knowledge.
The infrastructure behind a remote access tool (RAT) allowing full remote takeover of a victim machine has been dismantled.
The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven't yet settled, and the world's most popular messaging platform could be in the choppy waters once again. The Hacker News has learned...
Social Network Accuses Pegasus Malware Maker NSO Group of Violating the LawFacebook is suing NSO Group, a commercial spyware company, alleging it developed a potent exploit to spy on WhatsApp...
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...
Two rights activists in Morocco have been targeted by surveillance technology developed by an Israeli firm that enables the sender to seize near-full control of mobile devices, Amnesty...
The malware harvests data, steals cryptocurrency and drops additional malware, while masquerading as a Fortnite aimbot and more.
An Israeli spyware company that has been accused of helping authoritarian governments stifle dissent says it has adopted "a new human rights policy" to ensure its software is not misused. read more