Security News

StrongPity APT Returns with Retooled Spyware
2019-07-17 13:26

The group is using malicious versions of WinRAR and other legitimate software packages to infect targets, likely via watering-hole attacks.

Heather Mills Gets An Apology and ‘Substantial’ Settlement in Spyware Case
2019-07-12 20:23

Rupert Murdoch's News Group has agreed to pay damages to Paul McCartney's ex as part of the massive phone-hacking scandal by UK tabloids.

Powerful FinSpy Spyware Found Targeting iOS and Android Users in Myanmar
2019-07-10 12:33

One of the most powerful, infamous, and advanced piece of government-grade commercial surveillance spyware dubbed FinSpy—also known as FinFisher—has been discovered in the wild targeting users in...

China's Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists' Phones
2019-07-03 08:18

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...

We are shocked to learn that China, an oppressive surveillance state, puts spyware on foreigners' phones
2019-07-02 19:55

Border police accused of loading visitors' mobiles up with snoop app in Muslim area Authorities in a tumultuous region of China have been accused of loading spyware onto the phones of people visiting.…

'Legit Apps Turned into Spyware' Targeting Android Users in Middle East
2019-06-26 11:48

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...

London Gallery Chief Quits After Israel Spyware Report
2019-06-18 16:14

The head of London's Serpentine Galleries, Yana Peel, resigned on Tuesday following a newspaper report about her links to a controversial Israeli spyware firm. The board of trustees of the...

Amnesty sues maker of Pegasus, the spyware let in by WhatsApp zero day
2019-05-21 11:51

Amnesty International, which was sent the Pegasus spyware via a WhatsApp message, is seeking to stop NSO Group’s "web of surveillance."

WhatsApp's Spyware Problem
2019-05-17 12:03

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report digs into the WhatsApp flaw that paved the way for spyware installation. Also: Microsoft patches old operating systems and a 'virtual CISO' sizes up...

Israel Spyware Firm NSO Operates in Shadowy Cyber World
2019-05-15 15:05

An Israeli spyware company named in a Financial Times report on a WhatsApp security flaw prides itself on "rigorous, ethical standards" despite previous links to alleged espionage. - Pocket spy - read more