Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2020
The legal dispute between Facebook and NSO group continues even after the Israeli surveillance firm filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier this month. Facebook advocates have challenged a plea from spyware maker NSO Group to dismiss the legal dispute over the hacking accusations, arguing it has immunity from prosecution. Now both companies are […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 17, 2020
Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. Syrian hackers are behind a long-running campaign that has been active since January 2018 and that targets Arabic-speaking Android users. The campaign aimed at users in Syria and surrounding regions was spotted by experts from mobile security firm […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of using a flaw in its messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists and activists. WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. In May, Facebook has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568, that has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 10, 2019
NSO Group ‘s surveillance spyware made the headlines again, this time the malware was used to spy on 2 rights activists in Morocco according Amnesty International. Amnesty International collected evidence of new abuses of the NSO Group ‘s surveillance spyware, this time the malware was used to spy two rights activists in Morocco. Experts at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2019
SimJacker is a critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise any phones just by sending an SMS. Cybersecurity researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security disclosed a critical vulnerability in SIM cards dubbed SimJacker that could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2019
Security experts at Google have removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” Google has removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” The spyware is able to steal SMS messages, contact lists and device […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 22, 2019
ESET experts discovered that an Android app infected with AhMyth open-source RAT has bypassed the security of Google Play twice over two weeks. The popular malware researcher Lukas Stefanko from ESET discovered that a malicious spyware, built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool, was uploaded on Google Play twice over two weeks, bypassing Google security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2019
Experts at Intezer discovered a new backdoor, dubbed EvilGnome, that is targeting Linux systems for cyber espionage purpose. Intezer spotted a new piece of Linux malware dubbed EvilGnome because it disguises as a Gnome extension. The researchers attribute the spyware to the Russia-linked and Gamaredon Group. The modules used by EvilGnome are reminiscent of the Windows tools used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 11, 2019
Malware researchers from Kaspersky have discovered new and improved versions of the infamous FinFisher spyware used to infect both Android and iOS devices. Experts at Kaspersky have discovered a new improved variant of the FinFisher spyware used to spy on both iOS and Android users in 20 countries. According to the experts, the new versions […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2019
Chinese border guards are secretly installing a surveillance app on smartphones of tourists and people crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from Kyrgyzstan. Are you entering in the Xinjiang (China) from Kyrgyzstan? There is something that you need to know, Chinese border guards are secretly installing surveillance software on the mobile devices of […]
