Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Apple just released an emergency patch to a security flaw that let NSO Group’s horrifying Pegasus spyware infect a target’s Apple devices—including their iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. The headline says it all, folks. Read more.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 19, 2021

Amnesty says all iPhones and iOS updates are vulnerable to the exploit, which gives attackers “complete access to the device’s messages, emails, media, microphone, camera, calls and contacts.” To read this article in full, please click here

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Gizmodo

MARCH 29, 2021

Beware a newly discovered malicious app that pretends to update your phone but, in reality, is just a giant spyware application that can steal pretty much all your data while also monitoring your movements and online search history. Read more.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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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CTOvision

JULY 24, 2015

Advanced spyware for Android now available to script kiddies everywhere. State Department Seeks Russian-speaking Social Media Maven. NASA Invites Media to Emergency Locater Transmitters Crash Test. Hortonworks Named to 2015 CRN Emerging Vendors List; Mitch Ferguson Comments. NASA Awards Contract for Office Support Services.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The logs from the phone show that the spyware was accessing different frameworks on the phone, including the Celestial.framework and MediaExperience.framework, which can be used to record audio and camera data.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Customers can use it to block attacks like malware, spyware, and phishing. Disclosure: Comcast is an investor in Vox Media, The Verge ’s parent company.). The company estimates that the tool will provide technicians “up to an estimated 30 percent reduction in time spent resolving Wi-Fi issues.”. It also includes parental controls.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A purge of creeps from some of the web’s most widely used social media platforms has just taken place—a welcome turn-of-events for some 50,000 people who may have been targeted, not to mention the rest of us. Read more.

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CTOvision

JULY 6, 2015

Hacking Team gets hacked; invoices show spyware sold to repressive govts Ars Technica (Today) - A controversial company that sells weaponized spyware has been penetrated by hackers who claim to have plundered more than 400GB worth of e-mails, source code, and other sensitive data—including invoices. The [Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

Whether this rise is part of the overall trend, a fluctuation relative to other malware activity like ransomware and spyware, or a genuine increase in this specific threat, is hard to say without more research. a combination of uppercase/lowercase, numbers, and symbols) • Using a unique password for each website.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 4, 2014

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. Regin, new computer spyware, discovered by Symantec. ACLU offers a smart safeguard for using surveillance technology.

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Galido

MARCH 13, 2017

Malware, also known as “malicious software” is a simple term that essentially refers to a group of threats including the likes of worms, keyloggers, trojan horses, spyware and adware infections. We all have numerous social media, email and banking websites that we log into on a daily basis. Login Information.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 7, 2023

They're typically carried out via email, messaging apps, and social media, and are masked as sent from trustworthy sources like banks and governmental organizations. These involve viruses, Trojans, ransomware, and spyware, among many others. The following are some of the most common types of cyberattacks.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Use antivirus software Installing reputable antivirus software helps protect your system from various types of malware, including viruses, ransomware, and spyware. Malware, including viruses, ransomware, or spyware, can infiltrate devices and networks, causing significant damage. Stick to trusted and secure devices whenever possible.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They disturb the virtual classes by exposing unwanted and harmful media during ongoing classes or sessions. It can help protect the network from various attacks, including viruses, worms, spyware, and ransomware. Zoombombing. Zoombombing is a phenomenon in which online video conferencing platforms are interrupted by intruders.

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The Verge

JULY 18, 2021

A sweeping investigation by 17 media outlets found that NSO Group’s Pegasus software was used in hacking attempts on 37 smartphones belonging to human rights activists and journalists, The Washington Post reported. It’s not the first time NSO’s Pegasus spyware has been accused of being part of a larger surveillance campaign.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

At least nine employees of the US State Department working in or with Uganda had their iPhones hacked with spyware made by NSO Group, according to a report from Reuters. NSO has claimed that its spyware isn’t able to target US phone numbers (that is, numbers with a country code of +1).

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The modern and common types of malware, such as the viruses, worms, spyware, adware, Trojans, and Zombies, primarily target confidential personal, business, or financial information. Do not any unknown person or group to your social media page. The victims could be big companies, small agencies, governments, or even individual users.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 11, 2023

When hackers trick people into using their fake Wi-Fi networks and power stations, they can compromise devices, install malware/spyware and steal data. This trend will continue and evolve as more and more people connect to EV charging stations for their electric vehicles.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

By leveraging social media, face-to-face contact, telecommunications and other communication mechanisms, attackers are able to obtain information and access, either piecemeal or holistically, that permits their access to data, networks and other infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

There is still no federal-wide data privacy laws, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill banning law enforcement and intelligence agencies from easily purchasing personal data use that includes location tracking, social media activity and search history records.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Contact - Criminals contact the target via phone, email, or social media and use social engineering techniques to persuade the target to reveal sensitive information or perform an action that compromises security. Pretexting - Criminals create a plausible pretext to contact the target, such as posing as an IT support person or a vendor.

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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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Gizmodo

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation spent two years considering whether it should procure a clandestine commercial spyware tool that could reportedly hack any phone within the United States, according to an investigation by New York Times Magazine. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 18, 2022

The controversial Pegasus spyware continues to stay in the news cycle, as a new report from the Citizen Lab details how the technology was used to target pro-democracy activists in Thailand. Understandably, this led to mass protests and social media campaigns like #WhyDoWeNeedAKing and #FreeYouth. Pegasus spyware in Thailand.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

MARCH 21, 2012

Couple all of the standard threats and then add in today’s popular social media sites and you have a real problem on your hands. The fact that hackers can reach out to you via numerous social media sites means that they are just that much closer to getting into your corporate network. What We Need To Be Doing. No related posts.

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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. What about social media? So here's the thing, SpyPhone is not an isolated incident.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The infamous Israel-based NSO Group, known for its hacking spyware Pegasus, was placed on the United States Government's Entity List for engaging in malicious cyber activities, along with three other foreign companies, Candiru, Computer Security Initiative Consultancy PTE (COSEINC), and Positive Technologies.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Pegasus is pricey.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Pegasus is pricey.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Pegasus is pricey.

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Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

MAY 11, 2007

I run a feet-on-the-street IT MSP which serves this market so I'm closely familiar with how many valuable documents of financial data are just left lying in inboxes and temp folders on someone's Spyware infested home computer. Enterprise 2.0 Pour out the Kool Aide my friend, Google's on the right track.

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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. In response to NSO Group’s inclusion on the entity list, Israel’s government has sharply limited the number of nations that NSO Group and other spyware vendors are allowed to sell to, from 102 to 37.

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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 15, 2020

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. During the pandemic, the app has fueled the media industry’s bottom-up revolution. (Sensor Tower). Industry. ?

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

Biden doesn’t appear in Davis’ story, but on the subject of tech and tech policy, his presidency (and Trump’s social media exile) account for a significant portion of the vibe shift. At the same time, the media elite grew gradually more used to the idea that fast-spreading information is suspect. A few caveats before we get started.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

The news comes from a study of 225 viral posts by Media Matters for America. Facebook is accusing the spyware maker of creating accounts to send malware to mobile phones of 1,400 people to snoop on them. Andrew Yang’s plan to make social media companies pay you for your data doesn’t add up, this piece argues. Talk to us.

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