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Apple Unveils 'Lockdown Mode' to Defend Against Spyware

SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2022

Lockdown Mode is designed to protect users who could be targeted by "the most sophisticated digital threats," such as spyware developed by private companies like the highly controversial NSO Group. Apple also established a new category in its Apple Security Bounty program that will reward those who find security flaws in Lockdown Mode.

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Here’s how to check your phone for Pegasus spyware using Amnesty’s tool

The Verge

JULY 21, 2021

Amnesty International — part of the group that helped break the news of journalists and heads of state being targeted by NSO’s government-grade spyware, Pegasus — has released a tool to check if your phone has been affected. Please use commands from Amnesty’s instructions, as it’s possible the program has been updated.).

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Breaking: Apple Sues 'Abusive State-Actor' NSO Group

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The steps we’re taking today will send a clear message: In a free society, it is unacceptable to weaponize powerful state-sponsored spyware against those who seek to make the world a better place.". That behavior by NSO Group, according to Citizen Lab and Apple, includes secret installation of Pegasus Spyware. And he didn't stop there.

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The Zero Click, Zero Day iMessage Attack Against Journalists

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. He was concerned that his phone had been hacked he contacted Toronto's Citizen Lab and agreed to let them install a VPN application that would give researchers a chance to track metadata associated with his Internet traffic.

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JULY 6, 2015

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Making Security Personal: Warn End Users About New Bank App Alert

SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2020

And research shows this phenomenon accelerated because of COVID-19. Cyber actors target banking information using banking trojans, which are malicious programs that disguise themselves as other apps, such as games or tools. It ranks right up there with the DMV. An estimated 75% of Americans used mobile banking in 2019.

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Watch Out For This Android Malware That Factory Resets Your Phone After Stealing Your Money

Gizmodo

JANUARY 27, 2022

Research published earlier this week shows that a nasty Android banking malware has evolved, bringing with it a number of alarming new features—including the ability to factory reset your device after stealing your money. Read more.

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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

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APRIL 26, 2023

The steps involved in a successful social engineering attack are: Research - Criminals gather information about the target, such as employees' names, job titles, and email addresses. This can cause the program to crash or allow an attacker to execute malicious code.

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Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial

The Verge

APRIL 28, 2021

Craig Federighi, senior vice president, software engineering — covering “iOS operating system; competition faced by Apple; Apple’s investment and efforts to combat malware, spyware, and other issues relating to app security and iOS device user protection.” Ned Barnes , managing director, Berkeley Research Group. Epic’s witness list.

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NSO’s Pegasus spyware: here’s what we know

The Verge

JULY 23, 2021

Throughout the past week, we’ve seen story after story about a company called NSO Group, and a piece of spyware called Pegasus. Amnesty International ran detailed forensics on 67 smartphones to look for evidence that they were targeted by Pegasus spyware — and 37 of those phones tested positive. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Apple's Emergency Patch: What it Means for Organizations

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Toronto-based research group works to protect journalists and activists from cyberattacks and spyware. And oftentimes they come across new tech-enabled spying efforts from Israel-based NSO Group, which claims to carefully vet sales of its spyware. Citizen Lab discovers zero-day and zero-click spyware. gif” extension.

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Cybercrooks Are Increasingly Adept at Gaming Google's Services

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Under the guise of account hacking tools, the malefactors were mostly distributing a spyware program known as Emotet. Three years ago, a German researcher managed to simulate road traffic congestion in several streets of Berlin. The scary thing is that the misuse of Google Maps can go well beyond research.

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The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Israeli 2009 Stuxnet attack , which destroyed centrifuges that Iran used to enrich uranium gas for its nuclear program. A second prominent member of Catalan’s pro-independence movement said he was warned by researchers working with WhatsApp that his phone was targeted using spyware. The spyware was made by Israel’s NSO Group.

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Antitrust investigations aren’t the biggest threat to Facebook’s future

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JULY 21, 2020

Facebook is accusing the spyware maker of creating accounts to send malware to mobile phones of 1,400 people to snoop on them. Elizabeth Warren is demanding more information about the reported “loophole” for climate misinformation in Facebook’s fact-checking program. Pew Research Center). Mike Allen / Axios ). Related: Sen.

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Apple Unveils 'Lockdown Mode' to Defend Against Spyware

Here’s how to check your phone for Pegasus spyware using Amnesty’s tool

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Breaking: Apple Sues 'Abusive State-Actor' NSO Group

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The Zero Click, Zero Day iMessage Attack Against Journalists

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Making Security Personal: Warn End Users About New Bank App Alert

Watch Out For This Android Malware That Factory Resets Your Phone After Stealing Your Money

Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial

NSO’s Pegasus spyware: here’s what we know

Apple's Emergency Patch: What it Means for Organizations

Cybercrooks Are Increasingly Adept at Gaming Google's Services

The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

Antitrust investigations aren’t the biggest threat to Facebook’s future

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