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Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play

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Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play 2025-06-24 at 12:45 By Ionut Arghire Newly discovered spyware has sneaked into Apple’s App Store and Google Play to steal images from users’ mobile devices. The post Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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FreeType Zero-Day Found by Meta Exploited in Paragon Spyware Attacks

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FreeType Zero-Day Found by Meta Exploited in Paragon Spyware Attacks 2025-06-20 at 13:25 By Eduard Kovacs WhatsApp told SecurityWeek that it linked the exploited FreeType vulnerability CVE-2025-27363 to a Paragon exploit. The post FreeType Zero-Day Found by Meta Exploited in Paragon Spyware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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iOS zero-click attacks used to deliver Graphite spyware (CVE-2025-43200)

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iOS zero-click attacks used to deliver Graphite spyware (CVE-2025-43200) 2025-06-13 at 15:22 By Zeljka Zorz A zero-click attack leveraging a freshly disclosed Messages vulnerability (CVE-2025-43200) has infected the iPhones of two European journalists with Paragon’s Graphite mercenary spyware, Citizen Lab researchers have revealed on Thursday. The attacks happened in January and early February 2025. “We

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Paragon ‘Graphite’ Spyware Linked to Zero-Click Hacks on Newest iPhones

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Paragon ‘Graphite’ Spyware Linked to Zero-Click Hacks on Newest iPhones 2025-06-12 at 18:31 By Ryan Naraine Citizen Lab publishes forensic proof that spyware maker Paragon can compromise up-to-date iPhones. Journalists in Europe among victims. The post Paragon ‘Graphite’ Spyware Linked to Zero-Click Hacks on Newest iPhones appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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iMessage Zero-Click Attacks Suspected in Targeting of High-Value EU, US Individuals

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iMessage Zero-Click Attacks Suspected in Targeting of High-Value EU, US Individuals 2025-06-09 at 15:18 By Ionut Arghire iVerify links iPhone crashes to sophisticated zero-click attacks via iMessage targeting individuals involved in politics in the EU and US. The post iMessage Zero-Click Attacks Suspected in Targeting of High-Value EU, US Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Controversial Firms Cellebrite and Corellium Announce $200 Million Acquisition Deal

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Controversial Firms Cellebrite and Corellium Announce $200 Million Acquisition Deal 2025-06-05 at 15:36 By Eduard Kovacs Cellebrite and Corellium, whose names have been mentioned in spyware stories, are joining forces to provide advanced investigative solutions. The post Controversial Firms Cellebrite and Corellium Announce $200 Million Acquisition Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack

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Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack 2025-05-07 at 14:35 By Eduard Kovacs Meta has won its WhatsApp hacking lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group in an “important step forward for privacy and security”. The post Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack appeared first on

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44% of the zero-days exploited in 2024 were in enterprise solutions

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44% of the zero-days exploited in 2024 were in enterprise solutions 2025-04-29 at 21:18 By Zeljka Zorz In 2024, threat actors exploited 75 zero-days – i.e., vulnerabilities previously unknown to vendors, thus without a readily available patch – in a wide variety of attacks. Of these, 33 vulnerabilities (44%) affected enterprise solutions, which is up

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Paragon Spyware Attacks Exploited WhatsApp Zero-Day 

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Paragon Spyware Attacks Exploited WhatsApp Zero-Day  2025-03-20 at 12:03 By Eduard Kovacs Attacks involving Paragon’s Graphite spyware involved a WhatsApp zero-day that could be exploited without any user interaction. The post Paragon Spyware Attacks Exploited WhatsApp Zero-Day  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play

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North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play 2025-03-13 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs The North Korea-linked APT37 has been observed targeting Android users with spyware distributed via Google Play. The post North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Amnesty Reveals Cellebrite Zero-Day Android Exploit on Serbian Student Activist

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Amnesty Reveals Cellebrite Zero-Day Android Exploit on Serbian Student Activist 2025-02-28 at 23:02 By Ryan Naraine Amnesty International publishes technical details on zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by Cellebrite’s mobile forensic tools to spy on a Serbian student activist. The post Amnesty Reveals Cellebrite Zero-Day Android Exploit on Serbian Student Activist appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese Group for Spy Tools

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OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese Group for Spy Tools 2025-02-24 at 19:18 By Eduard Kovacs OpenAI has banned ChatGPT accounts used by Chinese threat actors, including ones leveraged for the development of spying tools. The post OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese Group for Spy Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Italian Government Denies It spied on Journalists and Migrant Activists Using Paragon Spyware

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Italian Government Denies It spied on Journalists and Migrant Activists Using Paragon Spyware 2025-02-12 at 22:00 By Associated Press The Italian government denied it hacked seven cellphones with military-grade surveillance technology from Paragon Solutions. The post Italian Government Denies It spied on Journalists and Migrant Activists Using Paragon Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware

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Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware 2024-12-16 at 20:19 By Zeljka Zorz Serbian police and intelligence officers used Cellebrite forensic extraction software to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones and install previously unknown Android spyware called NoviSpy, a new Amnesty International report claims. The unlocking was made possible through exploitation of a zero-day

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How widespread is mercenary spyware? More than you think

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How widespread is mercenary spyware? More than you think 2024-12-04 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz A targeted hunt on 2,500 mobile devices for indicators of compromise associated with mercenary spyware has revealed that its use is not as rare as one would hope. The results of the hunt Earlier this year, iVerify added a threat

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Undetected Android Spyware Targeting Individuals In South Korea

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Undetected Android Spyware Targeting Individuals In South Korea 2024-09-23 at 10:51 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways Overview Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has uncovered a previously undetected Android spyware campaign targeting individuals in South Korea, which has been active since June 2024. The spyware leverages an Amazon AWS S3 bucket as its Command and Control

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US Sanctions Intellexa Executives as Surveillance Spyware Crackdown Expands

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US Sanctions Intellexa Executives as Surveillance Spyware Crackdown Expands 2024-09-16 at 20:31 By Ryan Naraine Sanctions target five individuals linked to Intellexa Consortium as the US government expands its crackdown on commercial spyware merchants. The post US Sanctions Intellexa Executives as Surveillance Spyware Crackdown Expands appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Predator Spyware Resurfaces With Fresh Infrastructure

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Predator Spyware Resurfaces With Fresh Infrastructure 2024-09-09 at 13:31 By Ionut Arghire Recorded Future observes renewed Predator spyware activity on fresh infrastructure after a drop caused by US sanctions. The post Predator Spyware Resurfaces With Fresh Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play

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Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play 2024-07-30 at 13:16 By Ionut Arghire Five Android applications containing the Mandrake spyware have been downloaded over 32,000 times from Google Play since 2022. The post Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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GuardZoo spyware used by Houthis to target military personnel

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GuardZoo spyware used by Houthis to target military personnel 2024-07-09 at 15:16 By Help Net Security Lookout discovered GuardZoo, Android spyware targeting Middle Eastern military personnel. This campaign leverages malicious apps with military and religious themes to lure victims via social engineering on mobile devices. While researchers are still actively analyzing data, thus far, they

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