SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Domestic Kitten, also known as the APT-C-50 group, has been spying on Iranian citizens since 2016 with various campaigns targeting anti-government protestors throughout the Middle East. Researchers believe the purpose of this could be to set up a larger spearphishing attack conducted via text messages.

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Galido

AUGUST 3, 2016

Malware is an abbreviated term that stands for “malicious software.” This malicious software is designed for the purpose of gaining access to your computer and often damage a computer without the owner knowing. These can include: Spyware. Originally posted 2016-05-03 23:47:48. What is Malware? Keyloggers. True viruses.

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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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Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Apple has said it does this to ensure that its products are easy to use, private, and secure. They don’t just control the hardware, now they control the software. Apple says the security and privacy features its customers expect are impossible to provide without having this control over the apps on its phone.

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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. If India can ban one app used by 200 million people , citing rather vague national security concerns, it can ban others. The so-called “ Splinternet ” is a long time in coming.

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