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Amazon Takes Down BMI CalculationVsn App From Its Appstore After Spotting Android Malware In It
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Amazon Takes Down BMI CalculationVsn App From Its Appstore After Spotting Android Malware In It

ABP News  

Researchers at McAfee Labs recently uncovered a malicious Android spyware app on the Amazon Appstore called BMI CalculationVsn. Disguised as a straightforward health tool, the app secretly harvested sensitive data from devices it infected. Among the apps available on the store was the malicious BMI CalculationVsn, published by "PT Visionet Data Internasional." The app’s second malicious activity involves scanning the …

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US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
Top News
3 weeks ago

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Live Law  

In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary's surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies liable for the hacking of Meta's Whatsapp through its state-of-the-art military-grade malware Pegasus. The Court has found that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act …

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US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
Top News
3 weeks ago

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Live Law  

In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary's surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies liable for the hacking of Meta's Whatsapp through its state-of-the-art military-grade malware Pegasus. The Court has found that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act …

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A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections
1 month ago

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Wired  

In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing narrative has still been that the malware is used in targeted attacks against an extremely small number of people. The company’s Mobile Threat Hunting feature uses a combination of malware signature-based detection, heuristics, and machine learning to look for anomalies …

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Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach

Wired  

In one of the largest-ever breaches of a US telecom giant, AT&T revealed this week that “nearly all” its customer phone and text records were stolen after hackers accessed its account on a third-party cloud service. Researchers at crypto-tracing firm Elliptic revealed this week that an online marketplace, Huione Guarantee, is facilitating billions of dollars in financial scams frequently known …

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Apple warns Indian iPhone users of Pegasus-like possible ‘spyware attack’
6 months ago

Apple warns Indian iPhone users of Pegasus-like possible ‘spyware attack’

Hindustan Times  

Apple issued warnings to some iPhone users in India that their device could become a likely target of Pegasus-like “mercenary spyware attack”. Apple warned some iPhone users in India of possible spyware attack. Apple also informed targeted iPhone users that attacks possibly “cost millions of dollars and are individually deployed against a very small number of people, but the targeting …

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Journalists, activists targeted in Jordan with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware
11 months, 1 week ago

Journalists, activists targeted in Jordan with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware

Al Jazeera  

Report by Access Now says hackers used the malware to break into smartphones of dozens of people in Jordan. The mobile phones of more than 30 people in Jordan, including journalists, lawyers and activists, were hacked with the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware over several years, a new investigation has found. “We believe this is just the tip of the iceberg when …

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Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?
1 year ago

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?

Al Jazeera  

A new forensic investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post has shown the use of the Israeli Pegasus spyware, likely by the Indian government, to surveil high-profile Indian journalists. The report, published by Amnesty’s Security Lab, found continued use of the software to target high-profile Indian journalists including a journalist who had also previously been a victim of attacks …

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BEWARE! This 'Advanced' Spyware Can Steal Your Money And Record Your Calls
1 year, 2 months ago

BEWARE! This 'Advanced' Spyware Can Steal Your Money And Record Your Calls

News 18  

A new malware called SpyNote, which is proficient at hiding itself, is making rounds on the internet. According to the internet security company F-Secure, this fake app can steal sensitive user data—like banking information, and primarily targets Android phones. Per Amit Tambe, the company’s researcher, this spyware, SpyNote, spreads through ‘smishing,’ which involves sending infected SMS messages. How SpyNote Steals …

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Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find
1 year, 3 months ago

Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid — including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found. Citizen Lab said in a blog post that attempts beginning in August to hack former Egpytian lawmaker Ahmed Altantawy involved configuring his phone’s connection to the Vodaphone Egypt mobile network …

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Fake Telegram and Signal apps on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy store used to deliver spyware: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Fake Telegram and Signal apps on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy store used to deliver spyware: Report

The Hindu  

Malicious iterations of popular instant messaging platforms, Telegram and Signal, were found to have been uploaded to Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store by a Chinese APT group, known as GREF. The malicious apps contained the BadBazaar spyware, which is capable of tracking a device’s precise location, stealing call logs, SMS, and contact lists, recording phone calls, accessing the camera, …

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Beware Android users some Google Play Store apps are infected with spyware, uninstall them right now
1 year, 6 months ago

Beware Android users some Google Play Store apps are infected with spyware, uninstall them right now

India Today  

Google Play is one of the largest app stores globally, offering over 3 million apps for download. With such a wide selection of apps and a vast user base, the Android app store, operated by Google, also becomes a prime target for hackers seeking to spread malware. In a recent discovery, cyber security researchers have detected several suspicious apps on …

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Pegasus: Truth must come out
2 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus: Truth must come out

Hindustan Times  

A Supreme Court -appointed committee did not find evidence that the military grade spyware Pegasus was used on Indian citizens. While it may be the Centre’s prerogative on how it engages with independent, even judicial commissions, it raises questions of propriety, especially since Pegasus is no ordinary spyware product. Its Israel-based maker NSO Group has maintained it only sells to …

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Pegasus hearing: Centre didn’t cooperate with probe, says Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Pegasus hearing: Centre didn’t cooperate with probe, says Supreme Court

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the central government did not cooperate with the investigation into the Pegasus spyware cases. Several pleas were filed before the top court on snooping row by senior journalists N Ram, and Sashi Kumar, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas of Communist Marxist Party of India and advocate ML Sharma, former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, …

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Supreme Court Constituted Committee Finds Malware In 5/29 Devices Though Not Clear If Its Pegasus; Says Centre Did Not Cooperate
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Constituted Committee Finds Malware In 5/29 Devices Though Not Clear If Its Pegasus; Says Centre Did Not Cooperate

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday took on record the sealed cover report submitted by the independent committee probing the allegations of illegal surveillance using Pegasus spyware.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli orally remarked that Government of India did not cooperate with the Committee and that the Government followed the same. …

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Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists: Report

Al Jazeera  

NGO investigation finds controversial malware on the phones of 30 activists and civil society leaders after they receive an Apple security warning. At least 30 Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests were victims of Pegasus spyware during a government crackdown on dissent, according to an investigation by a group of internet watchdog organisations. Canadian group Citizen Lab and Thai NGOs …

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Explained: What is Hermit, the new Pegasus-like spyware and how to protect yourself from it
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: What is Hermit, the new Pegasus-like spyware and how to protect yourself from it

Firstpost  

Hermit is a new spyware which is more invasive and malicious than Pegasus. Developed by an Italian vendor called RCS Lab, the new spyware called Hermit is believed to have targeted both iPhone and Android users in Italy, Kazakhstan, and according to some sources, Syria as well. One tactic that the attackers have employed, as per Google’s Threat Analysis Group …

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Can you fully protect your phone, data from spyware, malware?
2 years, 11 months ago

Can you fully protect your phone, data from spyware, malware?

Hindustan Times  

A while back, we simply used to club everything into the category of “virus”. Data privacy and spyware: The first step may matter There’s the problem of mistakes littering the approach to smartphone security. Spyware doesn’t have a definition “Spyware is loosely defined as malicious software designed to enter your computer device, gather data about you, and forward it to …

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SC panel probing Pegasus snooping scandal issues public notice; here's what it says
3 years ago

SC panel probing Pegasus snooping scandal issues public notice; here's what it says

India Today  

The Supreme Court-appointed committee to investigate the alleged use of Pegasus spyware to snoop on citizens has asked people who suspect their phones were targeted to contact them by January 7. In a public notice, the panel said any person who believed their phone/instrument has been infected with Pegasus can approach them and get their device examined. HERE'S WHAT THE …

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Pegasus Is A Malware Which Is Per se Illegal, The Fact That Govt. Have Not Denied it Means They Used It: Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Pegasus Is A Malware Which Is Per se Illegal, The Fact That Govt. Have Not Denied it Means They Used It: Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

In the Pegasus issue, the petitioners on Monday did not take kindly to the Centre telling the Supreme Court that it has nothing more to say than what has been said in its first and only affidavit - that it does not deem it appropriate to state whether any particular software was employed or not, that there has been no …

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Direct Centre To Disclose Use Of Pegasus Spyware : 5 Journalists On Potential Snoop List Move Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Direct Centre To Disclose Use Of Pegasus Spyware : 5 Journalists On Potential Snoop List Move Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a significant development in the Pegasus spyware controversy, five journalists who are reported to be in the potential list of snoop targets have filed writ petitions in the Supreme Court contending that the unauthorized use of surveillance by government agencies have violated their fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.This is the first instance of persons approaching the. In a …

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Pegasus row: 500 people, groups write to CJI seeking SC intervention in snooping matter
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus row: 500 people, groups write to CJI seeking SC intervention in snooping matter

India TV News  

Over 500 individuals and groups have written to Chief Justice of India N V Ramana seeking immediate intervention of the Supreme Court in the alleged Pegasus snooping matter and declare a “moratorium on the export, sale, transfer and use of Pegasus” spyware in the country. The letter urged the top court to direct the Centre and the Israeli firm NSO …

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French prosecutors open probe into alleged Pegasus media spying
3 years, 5 months ago

French prosecutors open probe into alleged Pegasus media spying

India Today  

Prosecutors in Paris said on Tuesday they had opened a probe into allegations that Moroccan intelligence services used the Israeli malware Pegasus to spy on several French journalists. A collaborative investigation by The Washington Post, The Guardian, Le Monde and other media outlets, based on a leaked list of 50,000 phone numbers, claimed on Monday that spying worldwide using the …

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UN rights chief alarmed by reported use of powerful spyware
3 years, 5 months ago

UN rights chief alarmed by reported use of powerful spyware

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The United Nations’ human rights chief voiced alarm Monday over the reported use of military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. “Revelations regarding the apparent widespread use of the Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights defenders, politicians and others in a variety of countries are extremely alarming, …

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