thehackernews.com
Warning: Beware of Android Spyware Disguised as Signal Encryption Plugin and ToTok Pro
ESET uncovers ProSpy and ToSpy Android spyware posing as Signal and ToTok apps in U.A.E.
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thehackernews.com
Warning: Beware of Android Spyware Disguised as Signal Encryption Plugin and ToTok Pro
ESET uncovers ProSpy and ToSpy Android spyware posing as Signal and ToTok apps in U.A.E.
wapo.st
Spyware maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp
Jury hits NSO with punitive damages after first public legal reckoning for Israel-based maker of spy software banned from use in U.S.
The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found.
wrd.cm
www.zeit.de
Überwachung von Journalisten: Darf der BND Journalisten hacken?
Reporter ohne Grenzen klagt vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte gegen Spyware. Der will nun grundlegend entscheiden, was Nachrichtendienste dürfen.
Big Mother is watching you: Mit verschiedenen Gadgets können Eltern den Standort ihrer Kinder verfolgen. Wann diese Art der Kontrolle sinnvoll ist – und warum sie auch Schaden anrichten kann.
www.spiegel.de
citizenlab.ca
Virtue or Vice? A First Look at Paragon’s Proliferating Spyware Operations - The Citizen Lab
In our first investigation into Israel-based spyware company, Paragon Solutions, we begin to untangle multiple threads connected to the proliferation of Paragon's mercenary spyware operations across t...
techcrunch.com
mstdn.moimeme.ca
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A Chinese Spyware Tool Operates in 13 Countries, Cybersecurity Firm Says
A Chinese-built digital spyware tool has evolved into a more all-encompassing surveillance technology that’s in use in more than 13 countries, according to new research from a security firm. The cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. said Wednesday that it detected a malicious software platform, called LightSpy, which enables users to pay the company to steal victims’ personal information, including hyper-specific location data, sound recording, chat records, camera and video and screen recording and more. The technology is also able to completely wipe someone’s personal device, according to Arctic Wolf. The platform contains pricing tiers, billing infrastructure and branding, according to researchers. The tool also contains a demo environment for prospective buyers, researchers said. The identity of the LightSpy operators wasn’t clear. Arctic Wolf said the tool was “linked to Chinese nation-states actors.” The company said it was holding discussions with the Department of Homeland Security on the matter and that it would share its findings with the FBI. The Chinese Embassy in Washington didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. “As these capabilities proliferate, there is increased potential for sophisticated surveillance tools to spread and be used to monitor, intimidate, or suppress opposition voices,” said Justin Moore, director...
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Human Rights Watch: Bulgaria Exported Surveillance Technology to the UAE Despite Its Rights Record
تقارير وتحليلات حول أوضاع معتقلي الإمارات والانتهاكات الحقوقية.
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