Security researchers and digital rights organizations believe the government of Azerbaijan used spyware produced by NSO Group to target a government worker, journalists, activists, and the human rights ombudsperson in Armenia, as part of a years long conflict that has at times broke out into an all-out war. The cyberattacks may be the first public […]
Researchers say they found spyware used in war for the first time by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
Last year, Apple launched a new feature for iPhone users who are worried about getting targeted with sophisticated spyware, such as journalists or human rights defenders. Now, researchers say they have found evidence that the feature — called Lockdown Mode — helped block an attack by hackers using spyware made by the infamous mercenary hacking […]
Apple’s high security mode blocked NSO spyware, researchers say by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
If you’ve ever shopped for an Android TV box before, whether it be on Amazon or somewhere like AliExpress, you’ve probably seen no shortage of very inexpensive options from manufacturers you’ve never heard of. These options can be as low as $30, but can sometimes include 4K resolution and up to 4GB RAM. For $30, … Continued
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence experts say a threat group is associated with “QuaDream,” an Israeli-based private sector offensive actor (PSOA). It employed a zero-click exploit called END OF DAYS to compromise the iPhones of high-risk…
The Threat Analysis Group (TAG) of Google unveiled recently that commercial spyware vendors targeted Android and iOS devices using zero-day vulnerabilities patched last year. In November 2022, the first campaign was discovered by security analysts targ…
In November 2022, Google revealed the existence of a then-unknown spyware vendor called Variston. Now, Google researchers say they have seen hackers use Variston’s tools in the United Arab Emirates. In a report published on Wednesday, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said it discovered hackers targeting people in the UAE who used Samsung’s native Android […]
Hackers used spyware made in Spain to target users in the UAE, Google says by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
