Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

JULY 11, 2024

Though mercenary spyware attacks are rare and typically sent only to targeted individuals, Apple has alerted iPhone users about them for the second time this year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2023

Also featured are stories about WeWork’s perennial struggles, Google’s Messages app fully embracing RCS, and spyware maker LetMeSpy shutting down after a massive data breach. If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday. Now, on with the recap.

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The Parallax

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Stalkerware is a form of commercially available spyware that hides itself from the owner of the device on which it has been installed, but with a dark personal twist: It will “intentionally or unintentionally facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, or violence.” FIVE STEPS TO STOP ONLINE STALKERS.

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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. When The New York Times was hacked by China in 2012, that was phishing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

In fact, last year the company discovered spyware called PhoneSpy in 23 Android apps designed to steal data. The company covers three parts of the mobile market looking at device security, mobile applications security and mobile threat intelligence.

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The Parallax

MAY 7, 2018

Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor. Jaku is a known spyware-botnet combination, spread over BitTorrent.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

We’ll hear from founders trying to solve the problems and how governments are reacting and responding to the growing threats like spyware , cyberattacks on public services, and election integrity. Will web3 be the future financial powerhouse without fixing the problems from yesteryear? Just how on fire are we ?

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Ooda Loop

MAY 28, 2024

In a weekly news roundup, Chinese radar ships might be spying on undersea communications, spyware found at hotel check-ins, and Iran continues disruptive attacks. This week, consumer-grade spyware was discovered in Wyndham hotels across the United States.

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Ooda Loop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Predator spyware has resurfaced with fresh infrastructure after a drop in activity caused by US sanctions against Intellexa Consortium, Recorded Future reports.

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Ooda Loop

JULY 31, 2024

Five applications were discovered to have been carrying a version of the Mandrake Android Spyware on Google Play for two years. Mandrake is a spyware platform which allows attackers to completely control infected devices. During the applications’ time on Google Play, they had over 32,000 downloads. The attackers can record […]

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 23, 2024

The US State Department is going to impose visa restrictions on 13 people involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware. This is the first implementation on a spyware-related visa-restriction program announced in February. The restrictions will also be imposed on their spouses and children.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Yet more spyware is out there, stealing your data : Sadly, the name of the Android spyware that is sucking up folks’ information is called TeaBot, which is a super-cute moniker. Rivian partially retracts price hikes : Early reviews look good for Rivian’s trucks, but announced price hikes were not well-received by the market.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Today we have new venture funds, spyware news, Brex raising (again), and more. Cybersecurity matters to democracy : Spyware built by the infamous NSO Group was “used to spy on three critics of the Polish government,” according to Citizen Lab, TechCrunch reports. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 11, 2022!

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TechBeacon

JANUARY 30, 2020

Ring, the video doorbell company owned by Amazon, is under fire yet again this week. This time, it stands accused of silently sending customers’ PII to third-party data companies, including Google and Facebook.

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Symantec

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Symantec solutions help detect, filter, and block the threat.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2022

The data didn’t have enough information for us to identify or notify victims, so we built this lookup tool to allow anyone to check if their device was compromised — and how to remove the spyware , if it’s safe to do so. Besides this tool (which is excellent!),

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 11, 2024

On Wednesday, Apple updated its documentation regarding its mercenary spyware notification system. The updated documentation now includes alerts to users when it appears they have been individually targeted in attacks.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

EU to investigate state use of spyware : The Pegasus mobile spyware is causing headaches in Europe for more than just the folks who found themselves targets of the software. We have your full news digest below, but stay hype about TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility , because it’s looking increasingly lit. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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TechBeacon

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Once the message is opened (or, possibly, even if it's not), the victimized endpoint is at the mercy of the spyware’s commands. The story is as old as phishing itself. A malicious message is sent, disguised as something innocuous.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ecently, more than 35 nations have signed a new international agreement to collaborate on reigning in the “hacker for hire” commercial market, in which private interests sell tools and services to support offensive cyber activities.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

AI for SaaS Security Stage : Signal and the Future of Encrypted Messaging The Spyware Industry Is Out of Control. Fintech Stage : Plaid’s Zach Perret Opens up on Open Banking The Future of Payments Hardware Stage : Mixed Reality Finds Its Focus What’s Next in Robotics? SaaS Stage : What’s Next for GitHub?

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TechBeacon

JULY 16, 2020

The app’s alleged spyware tendencies and connections to the Chinese Communist Party are causing some high-profile organizations to ban it. TikTok, millennials’ flavor of the month, is coming under yet more scrutiny this week.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Governments seeking to spy on dissidents and people of interest to them have driven a proliferation in commercial spyware vendors in recent years, with more cyber-weapons brokers entering the market. What was the domain of the Israel-based NSO Group is not crowded with small CSVs with varying levels of sophistication […]

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Meanwhile, Frederic reports on Google Cloud launching AlloyDB Omni ; Ivan has your look at Google’s new ad transparency center ; Manish reports on an Android antitrust case in India ; Aisha writes about new Google Search features ; and Lorenzo and Carly round it out with a story on hackers using spyware to target users in the UAE.

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2014

They do what it takes to get in, including devising very sophisticated phishing schemes, creating spyware, placing code in RAM, leaving hacker tools, installing rootkits and continually adjusting/re-placing spyware. The exact code will of course vary, but they will implant it in your enterprise. Then it will communicate out.

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TechBeacon

APRIL 4, 2019

The sky is falling. At least, that’s what some conclude, after hearing about Exodus , a family of targeted malware discovered in the official Google Play app store.

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The Crazy Programmer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The term includes a range of harmful software types including worms, viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, ransomware, and adware. Spyware: Software that monitors and gathers user information secretly. Malware refers to software designed intentionally to cause damage to the computer, server, computer network or client.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Surveillance in Startup Land: Join us for a crash course in the surveillance state — from spyware makers to location data brokers. Co-founder John Zimmer will talk about how it aims to remain competitive, what inflation and regulatory pressures may bring and where the next wave of growth will come from.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

” The idea is to make it less like spyware, and more like the kind of analytics one might have on YouTube for videos there. . “As a German business, we have a special relationship with data privacy in the greatest sense,” he said. “We care deeply about making sure we approach features in a privacy-first way.”

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TechBeacon

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Six months ago, “professional spyware” vendor NSO Group started exploiting a vulnerability in WhatsApp—or so that Facebook team and Citizen Lab accuse. After a few months of evidence gathering, WhatsApp is now suing NSO, alleging it violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).

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CTOvision

MAY 16, 2019

Since WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook in 2014, users of the messaging app have long speculated on how secure the platform would be from its new parent company’s data collection practices.

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Dzone - DevOps

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Summary It is of utmost importance for enterprises to protect their IT workloads, running either on AWS or other clouds, against a broad range of malware (including computer viruses, worms, spyware, botnet software, ransomware, etc.

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Ivanti

JUNE 3, 2024

Spyware : Spyware kits, services and source code are commonly traded and shared on the dark web — and even on mainstream repositories like GitHub or online communities like Reddit. And, the average user is six to 10 times more likely to fall for an SMS phishing attack than an email-based one.

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CTOvision

JULY 24, 2015

Advanced spyware for Android now available to script kiddies everywhere. Hortonworks Named to 2015 CRN Emerging Vendors List; Mitch Ferguson Comments. Federal Lab Explodes, Police Say Evidence Points to a Meth Lab | Mediaite - Mediaite. State Department Seeks Russian-speaking Social Media Maven.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

7 With the vast majority (estimated around 85%) of Internet traffic encrypted, there is exponential growth in security risks posed by encrypted channels that can hide harmful content such as viruses, spyware, and other malware challenging security teams to secure an increasingly distributed enterprise and avoid costly repercussions.

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Ooda Loop

DECEMBER 5, 2024

DroidBot contains capabilities such as spyware, […] The post ‘DroidBot’ Android Trojan Targets Banking, Cryptocurrency Applications appeared first on OODAloop. The trojan has been used to target 77 different banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, and national organizations.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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. Lomas crushes this topic for us, so just follow her and stay up to date. The latest?

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