A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts
Earlier this year, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks, found himself in an unusual position. For…
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Google launches new Android security feature to help uncover spyware attacks
Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature in Android that aims to help security researchers investigate spyware attacks. The…
Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says
Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted with…
Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps
Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software…
UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones
More than half of the world’s governments have access to commercial spyware that can break into computers and phones to…
ICE’s Phone Spyware Plans Face Questions From US Lawmaker
The agency has a deal with Israeli vendor Paragon. www.bloomberg.com #ICEs #Phone #Spyware #Plans #Face #Questions #Lawmaker
Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing
The first convicted spyware maker in over a decade has avoided jail time after earlier pleading guilty to U.S. federal…
ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases
The acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that it has bought and used spyware made by…
WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware
WhatsApp says it has notified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a malicious fake version of the chat…
Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware
Almost four years after launching a security feature called Lockdown Mode, Apple says it has yet to see a case…