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Tech CEO Fined $410K for Selling Illegal Spyware

SecureWorld News

The unsuspecting victims of the illegal spyware sold by tech CEO Patrick Hinchy felt the painful sting of this violation of privacy firsthand, as their every call, text, location, and online activity was being monitored without their knowledge or consent.

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This new spyware named “SpyNote” can read SMS, access camera

Dataconomy

Spyware like SpyNote can cause real damage to you ( Image Credit ) Banking to camera access SpyNote’s varied set of dangers is particularly concerning. SpyNote is well-known for its overlay injection attacks, which are used to steal user credentials when attempting to access banking, cryptocurrency, and social networking sites.

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NSO Group's Spyware May Have Been Used to Target U.S. State Department Officials

Gizmodo

Apple recently revealed a new policy that would notify users if their devices were the targets of a state-sponsored attack conducted using spyware from Israeli surveillance-for-hire firm NSO Group. Now, just weeks later, a new report from Reuters claims at least nine U.S. State Department officials found themselves on… Read more.

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Apple Files Lawsuit Against Israeli Surveillance Company NSO Group

Gizmodo

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance-for-hire company NSO Group over its Pegasus spyware that has been used to target Apple devices. Read more.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Last week technology news site Re:Code announced that it would stop hosting comments on its own sites as the conversation around stories was already happening on social media. How Apple Forces New Technology to Improve the Future. Apple rounds up top iOS app developers for Aids charity campaign.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

ForAllSecure

They discuss how software and IoT companies can avoid becoming the next Black Mirror episode and share resources that can help survivors (and those who want to help them) deal with the technology issues that can be associated with technologically facilitated abuse. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

NSO Group says its Pegasus software can now obtain access to private messages held in major cloud services. The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus.