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Cybersecurity experts, who work with human rights defenders and journalists, agree that Apple is doing the right thing by sending notifications to victims of mercenary spyware β and at the same time refusing to forensically analyze the devices.
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The company's spyware, dubbed Graphite, is capable of hacking phones and stealing private communications.
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Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops.
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Yahoo laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team, known as The Paranoids, over the last year.
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Researchers say a hacking group linked to the FSB used tools developed by a cybercrime group to target Ukraine's Army and Border Guard.
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Doughnut multinational Krispy Kreme disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted certain operations, including online ordering in the United States.
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U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden announced a new draft bill with the goal of securing American telephone networks and Americansβ communications in response to the massive hack of telecom providers allegedly done by Chinese government hackers.Β In a press release on Tuesday, Wyden announced the Secure American Communications Act. The bill would order the Federal [β¦]
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Ukraineβs Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) said in a report published over the weekend that a hacking group has been targeting the countryβs defense and military companies with phishing attacks.Β The CERT identified the hacking group as UAC-0185 β also known as UNC4221 β without saying who was behind the group. Earlier this year, however, [β¦]
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Weeks after a researcher reported the bug to WhatsApp, the company says it rolled out a long-term fix.
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Security researchers confirmed the programmer's phone had spyware, likely during a spell in Russian detention. The programmer told his story to TechCrunch.
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Senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are demanding the Department of Defense to do more to secure its telecommunications.
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The former head of Polandβs internal security agency Piotr Pogonowski was forced to appear in front of a parliamentary committee investigating the alleged abuse of Pegasus spyware in the country.
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The prolific hacking group broke into Caesars Entertainment, Coinbase, DoorDash, Mailchimp, Riot Games, Twilio (twice), and dozens more.Β
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The five alleged hackers are accused of stealing millions of dollars in crypto, and corporate data from several victims all over the world.
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