SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sometimes our cell phone detectors were used to catch bad guys trying to wirelessly hack into a network but many times, we are our own worst enemies so the business of detecting and alerting to a common cell phone left in one’s pocket by accident during a confidential meeting has remained a lucrative one.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Apple, Mozilla, and Microsoft have likewise addressed multiple critical browser vulnerabilities and active Zero-Days impacting Safari, Firefox, and Edge respectively this year. Such vulnerabilities can also serve as entry points for malware and spyware, endangering corporate networks.

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Network World

AUGUST 25, 2016

Apple is issuing patches for three iOS zero-day vulnerabilities known as Trident that have been exploited for years by an Israel-based spyware vendor against a human rights activist, an investigative journalist and others.

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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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The Accidental Successful CIO

MARCH 21, 2012

Thank goodness your company has taken care to secure every way that there is for outsiders to get into your company’s network. Over the last 30 years or so, corporations have spent untold billions of dollars to create secure corporate networks. Oh, wait a minute. Maybe there’s one way that hasn’t been secured – you!

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

ExtraHop's Reveal(x) provides network detection and response for the hybrid enterprise. Learn more about how ExtraHop Reveal(x) enables network threat detection and response at extrahop.com. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. So here's the thing, SpyPhone is not an isolated incident.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

ExtraHop's Reveal(x) provides network detection and response for the hybrid enterprise. Learn more about how ExtraHop Reveal(x) enables network threat detection and response at extrahop.com. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

ExtraHop's Reveal(x) provides network detection and response for the hybrid enterprise. Learn more about how ExtraHop Reveal(x) enables network threat detection and response at extrahop.com. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus.

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Vox

DECEMBER 4, 2021

A hack targeting US officials is just the latest problem for NSO Group, the Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware. The aim, according to the Wall Street Journal , is to create a framework around the export and licensing controls of such technology, as well as create an information-sharing network to detect and report on its misuse.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Scammers would also amplify the fake tweet via bot networks , for the same purpose. Among the hacked accounts were President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, the Apple and Uber corporate accounts, and pop star Kanye West. The spyware was made by Israel’s NSO Group. We will update everyone shortly.”.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

It was premised on the idea that Facebook in particular — but also Twitter and YouTube — were building truly global social networks that would endure for decades, if not forever. The fact that NSO Group belongs to a legal and thriving spyware industry is a daily scandal. Instead, they held endless hearings and passed nothing.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

Finally, if you break us up, a giant technology company from China will likely emerge as the world’s dominant social network, creating a beachhead for the expansion of Chinese soft power — and, along with it, censorship and authoritarianism. What’s more, she added, those papers didn’t focus on either Apple or Amazon.

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