TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Journalists and activists are increasingly targeted by the wealthy and resourceful who seek to keep the truth hidden, from nation-state aligned hackers hacking into journalist’s inboxes to governments deploying mobile spyware to snoop on their most vocal critics. There aren’t a lot of people that focus on security for reporters.

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The Parallax

JANUARY 22, 2018

The digital-rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation and Lookout Mobile Security, which co-authored the report, say they tracked the Dark Caracal phishing campaign across more than 60 websites. However, Citizen Lab identified in a 2015 report the GDGS as one of two Lebanese government organizations using FinFisher surveillance software.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Regardless, the company is working to “simplify [its] app and promote better relationships between neighbors,” we report. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has called for a bloc-wide ban on the controversial Pegasus spyware tool , warning its use could lead to an “unprecedented level of intrusiveness,” she writes.

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Tenable

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

On September 7, researchers at Citizen Lab published a blog post detailing their discovery of an iPhone zero-click, zero-day exploit chain in Apple iOS used to deploy a spyware known as Pegasus. It is a part of Apple operating systems from iOS and iPadOS to macOS, and watchOS. What is WebP or libwebp?

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Spyware: Programs that monitor activity of infected computers (e.g., When scanning is complete, you'll have a preliminary vulnerability assessment report, which is the foundational step that enables further investigation. Trojans: Malware disguised as programs or files a user needs. Balancing security and compliance.

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Kaseya

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As per the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, over 80 percent of hacking-related breaches involve brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. It prevents hackers from gaining easy access to your systems through the use of weak or stolen login credentials. The Weapon: Two-Factor Authentication.

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Altexsoft

JUNE 2, 2020

You can use regression to predict system calls of operating systems, and then identify anomalies by comparing the prediction to an actual call. You can classify a binary file into categories like legitimate software, adware, ransomware, and spyware. The Impact of AI on Cybersecurity. Threat hunting.

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