Security Mobile Spy app LetMeSpy gets spied on: hackers leak user data going back years Define irony By Rob Thubron , June 29, 2023, 5:20 AM
Security Apple Apple iPhone zero-click exploit has been infecting phones with 'Triangulation' spyware since 2019 Russian intelligence claims Apple and NSA are working together to spy on thousands of diplomats By Adrian Potoroaca , June 2, 2023, 10:57 AM
Software Security Pegasus spyware targeted iOS 15 and 16 with new zero-click exploits in 2022 A clear and present threat to human rights activists and anti-government protesters everywhere By Kishalaya Kundu , April 19, 2023, 12:14 PM
Security President Biden signs order limiting the use of commercial spyware The move is in response to journalists, activists, politicians, and academics being surveilled by foreign governments By Adrian Potoroaca , March 28, 2023, 12:36 PM 8 comments
Security Apple A new version of iOS and iPadOS fixes a zero-day bug exploited by hackers The bug could be part of some infamous commercial spyware targeting iOS By Alfonso Maruccia , February 14, 2023, 1:52 PM
Security Mobile New malware dubbed "Hook" allows hijacking and real-time spying on Android devices Hackers can use it to view and download pictures and files, completely take over the phone using VNC, and more By Cal Jeffrey , January 23, 2023, 3:49 PM 7 comments
Security Mozilla and Microsoft distrust TrustCor certificates due to suspicions over covert spyware operation TrustCor allegedly had ties with a company making Android spyware By Alfonso Maruccia , December 2, 2022, 2:46 PM
Security Google Google reports on a company selling spyware for Chrome, Firefox, and Windows Defender Another company similar to RCS Labs and NSO Group By Daniel Sims , December 1, 2022, 7:09 AM
Apple Security Apple's upcoming Lockdown Mode will make devices easier to fingerprint Disabling specific features can identify devices using Lockdown Mode By Daniel Sims , August 25, 2022, 6:21 PM
Mobile Security If you have any of these Android apps, uninstall them now They're laced with spyware, adware, and other malware By Daniel Sims , July 29, 2022, 3:27 PM 34 comments
Apple Security 'Lockdown' mode coming to new Apple operating systems later this year Apple's response to Pegasus and Hermit spyware By Daniel Sims , July 6, 2022, 5:05 PM
Security Mobile Security researchers detail Hermit spyware on Android and iOS Some ISPs even cooperated with attackers By Daniel Sims , June 27, 2022, 3:48 PM
Security Apple Pegasus spyware found on nine US diplomatic phones Most significant known Pegasus breach against US officials By Daniel Sims , December 3, 2021, 6:14 PM 7 comments
Mobile Security Apple files suit against the NSO Group for spying on iPhone users The Pegasus spyware creator remains under fire for making your business their business By Jimmy Pezzone , November 26, 2021, 9:00 AM
Mobile Security New Android trojan malware is one of the most dangerous yet, can completely take over phones TangleBot can do much more than steal passwords By Zak Islam , October 6, 2021, 1:39 PM
Security Apple Apple issues emergency updates to fix major 'zero-click vulnerability' in all of its operating systems 'The commercial spyware industry is going darker.'---Citizen Lab, University of Toronto By Cal Jeffrey , September 13, 2021, 4:44 PM 10 comments
Software Security Germany's federal police agency secretly purchased and used controversial spyware 'Pegasus' Government claims it only spies on organized crime and terrorists By Cal Jeffrey , September 9, 2021, 3:03 PM
Security Software Makers of spyware app 'SpyFone' and its CEO get slapped with proposed ban by the FTC The Commission is seeking public comment on the ban By Cal Jeffrey , September 2, 2021, 4:09 PM
Security Mobile New zero-click iMessage Pegasus attack can blast right through iOS 14's security protections The exploit has already been used in the wild against Bahraini activists By Adrian Potoroaca , August 24, 2021, 11:41 AM 13 comments
Security Mobile Beware of this newly discovered Android spyware that pretends to be a system update Users sideloading apks should only do so from trusted websites By Humza Aamir , March 29, 2021, 8:05 AM 7 comments
Industry Security Europe agrees on stricter control of surveillance tech Putting limits on selling abroad By Pete Flint , November 10, 2020, 9:02 AM
Security Software Israeli court rules in favor of NSO Group in legal fight with Amnesty International The spyware company will continue profiting from its tools By Adrian Potoroaca , July 14, 2020, 9:51 PM
Google Security Google removes 106 malicious Chrome extensions that were spying on users Downloaded 32 million times, they were collecting keystrokes, authentication cookies, and more By Rob Thubron , June 19, 2020, 5:17 AM 16 comments
Security The Web Facebook wanted to buy Pegasus spyware in 2017 to monitor iPhone users It turns out iPhone users are too difficult to track By Adrian Potoroaca , April 4, 2020, 11:19 AM 8 comments
Software Malwarebytes' AdwCleaner 7.4 update can detect and remove bloatware Get rid of that terrible preinstalled media player By Rob Thubron , July 29, 2019, 6:51 AM 8 comments