spyware
Joker Spyware Infiltrated Google Play, Abused Old Trick to Target Users
Security researchers detected a new variant of the Joker spyware family that had infiltrated Google Play and had begun abusing an old trick to target users. Check Point Research found that the ...
HUGE Google Chrome Spyware Ring: 111 Add-ons,15K Domains
Thought Google Chrome was safe? Think again. Researchers find enormous mess of browser extensions that spy on you ...
Lack of emphasis on secure teleworking is a national security risk.
Commercial mobile devices without proper protections are creating risks to our National Security ...
Xiaomi U-Turn: Admits Sending Private Data it Said it Didn’t
This just gets weirder: Xiaomi was caught out by security researchers, who found its devices phoning home ...
Malware in Google Apps
Interesting story of malware hidden in Google Apps. This particular campaign is tied to the government of Vietnam. At a remote virtual version of its annual Security Analyst Summit, researchers from the ...
Technical Report of the Bezos Phone Hack
Motherboard obtained and published the technical report on the hack of Jeff Bezos's phone, which is being attributed to Saudi Arabia, specifically to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. ...investigators set up a ...
ToTok App Deleted: UAE Accused of Spyware Scandal
The United Arab Emirates has been fingered by deep-throat U.S. sources, saying its app spies on its own citizens—and perhaps others around the world ...
FTC Enforcement Action May Open Way for Punishment of Hacker Tools
An FTC suit against a software developer may open the door for prosecution of hacker tools On Oct. 22, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled an enforcement action against a software ...
FTC Orders MobileSpy, PhoneSheriff and TeenShield Vendor to Destroy User Data
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an advisory warning the public of the risks of mobile spyware, shortly after reaching a deal with Retina-X Studios LLC, a company making a ...
A quick update on 2019 mobile predictions made in January.
So far this year, the surreptitious capture of audio and visual data via smartphone cameras and microphones has negatively impacted the world’s richest person and a beloved trillion-dollar company. It’s safe to ...
