SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. Though it has the Google Play logo, the app is not available in the Google Play store and downloads directly from Domestic Kitten's server.

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Galido

AUGUST 3, 2016

Malware is an abbreviated term that stands for “malicious software.” What is Malware? There are various types of malware. These can include: Spyware. Malware creation has become popular in recent times due to the the lure of money that can be made through organized Internet crime. Tips for Spotting Malware.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

If you thought your smartphone was safe(r) from the wild west of malware, spyware and other viruses compared with the PC space, think again. A new report from Nokia proclaims a “sharp rise in the occurrence of smartphone malware infections” in the first half of 2016.

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Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, recently said that allowing Apple users to get apps through third-party app stores or by downloading them directly from the open internet (a practice known as sideloading) would open them up to a “Pandora’s box” of malware, though iPhones aren’t exactly immune to spyware.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

It also turned Facebook into something like a single point of failure for the distribution of foreign propaganda, with famously dire results in 2016. Facebook is accusing the spyware maker of creating accounts to send malware to mobile phones of 1,400 people to snoop on them. Mike Allen / Axios ). Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg).

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