#spyware

#spyware

pcTattletale, a spyware vendor, closed down after data breach, exposing customer and victim data. [ more ]

Spyware app pcTattletale shut down after data breach, exposing customer data and misuse of surveillance capabilities. [ more ]

TheTruthSpy, a consumer-grade spyware operation, has a security flaw that allows for mass access to victims' stolen mobile device data.

Hacking groups SiegedSec and ByteMeCrew independently discovered and exploited the flaw, and they have not publicly released the breached data. [ more ]

A consumer-grade spyware app, pcTattletale, was hacked with internal data made public by the hacker responsible. [ more ]

Apple sent notifications to iPhone users warning about targeted spyware attacks, linked to a sophisticated Chinese spyware campaign named LightSpy. [ more ]

Apple warned users in 92 countries of potential spyware attacks, specifically targeting individuals with a high level of sophistication and resources. [ more ]

NSO Group ordered to share spyware source code with Meta's WhatsApp by federal judge in California

Significant legal setback for NSO Group as the court order requires sharing source code for relevant spyware [ more ]

UK and France are urging countries to sign an international agreement on the use of commercial spyware and surveillance tools.

The conference in London aims to address the proliferation of commercial cyber intrusion tools and services. [ more ]

Government hackers exploited unknown vulnerabilities in Apple's iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by Variston, a surveillance and hacking technology startup.

Google's Threat Analysis Group published a report analyzing government campaigns conducted with hacking tools developed by spyware and exploit sellers, including Variston. [ more ]

Commercial surveillance vendors sell surveillance services to governments for monitoring or spying purposes.

CSVs openly operate with websites, marketing content, and sales teams, and may change names to avoid scrutiny. [ more ]

Spyware is a flourishing business that operates under the radar of governments

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has published a report exposing commercial surveillance vendors [ more ]

A consumer-grade spyware called TheTruthSpy poses a security risk to Android devices

Two hacking groups have found a flaw that allows mass access to victims' data [ more ]

Police used DNA evidence to generate a suspect's face for facial recognition.

NSO Group plans a comeback by lobbying in Washington and exploiting global security fears. [ more ]