Security News

Spyware slips into 'million plus' Asus PCs via poisoned software updates, says Kaspersky
2019-03-25 18:34

Hackers were interested in 600 or so targets, it is claimed A million or more Asus personal computers may have downloaded spyware from the computer maker's update servers and installed it,...

Uber Deployed ‘Surfcam’ Spyware in Australia to Crush the Competition
2019-03-20 15:05

Until a report this week, Uber's Surfcam's use was thought to be limited to incidents uncovered in Singapore in 2017.

The Latest in Creepy Spyware
2019-03-04 12:04

The Nest home alarm system shipped with a secret microphone, which -- according to the company -- was only an accidental secret: On Tuesday, a Google spokesperson told Business Insider the company...

Mexican Privacy Watchdog Criticizes Government Over Spyware
2019-02-22 05:57

Mexico’s privacy watchdog said Wednesday that the federal Attorney General’s Office stonewalled it for more than a year as it tried to investigate the government’s use of powerful Israeli spyware...

Hundreds of Thousands Download Spyware from Google Play
2019-01-04 18:00

Hundreds of thousands of users ended up with spyware on their devices after downloading seemingly legitimate applications from Google Play, Trend Micro security researchers have discovered.  read more

Lawsuit Claims Pegasus Spyware Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi
2018-12-03 21:30

The lawsuit alleges that NSO Group violated international law by allowing Pegasus to be used by oppressive regimes to hunt dissidents and journalists.

Pegasus Spyware Targets Investigative Journalists in Mexico
2018-11-27 22:57

Colleagues of slain Javier Valdez Cárdenas, known for investigating drug cartels, were targeted just days after his death.

LuminosityLink spyware mastermind gets 30 months in the clink, forfeits $725k in Bitcoin
2018-10-17 18:57

Grubby Grubbs' grifting days are gone A programmer who wrote and sold software that backdoored PCs so they could be remotely controlled has been jailed for 30 months – and forced to give up his...

Virus Bulletin 2018: Saudi Dissident Spyware Attack Belies Bigger Threat
2018-10-05 20:43

A spyware attack on a Saudi dissident living in Canada made headlines this week, but Citizen Lab warns that simpler attacks are the real epidemic.

Report Reveals Widespread Use of Pegasus Spyware
2018-09-20 05:36

As part of a 2-year investigation into NSO Group’s sophisticated Pegasus spyware, Citizen Lab has identified 45 countries where operators might be leveraging the malware to conduct surveillance...