Hacker News with Generative AI: Spyware

Pegasus spyware infections found on several private sector phones (therecord.media)
New findings from the mobile device security company iVerify show that powerful zero-click spyware is more widely used than has been previously understood and is impacting business executives in addition to members of civil society.

Cybersecurity, Spyware, Private Sector, Mobile Security

9 points by johnshades 41 days ago | 0 comments

From Pegasus to Predator – The Evolution of Commercial Spyware on iOS (Relive) [video] (media.ccc.de)
My talk explores the trajectory of iOS spyware from the initial discovery of Pegasus in 2016 to the latest cases in 2024.

Cybersecurity, iOS, Spyware, Surveillance

12 points by doener 95 days ago | 3 comments

Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab (techcrunch.com)
Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab

Cybersecurity, Nonprofits, Apple, Spyware

112 points by latexr 103 days ago | 35 comments

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Found 7 Pegasus Infections (wired.com)
The mobile device security firm iVerify has been offering a tool since May that makes spyware scanning accessible to anyone—and it’s already turning up victims.

Security, Mobile Devices, Spyware, Pegasus

11 points by lxm 118 days ago | 1 comments

New Android spyware found on phone seized by Russian FSB (bleepingcomputer.com)
After a Russian programmer was detained by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) for fifteen days and his phone confiscated, it was discovered that a new spyware was secretly installed on his device upon its return.

Cybersecurity, Android, Russia, Spyware

6 points by elpocko 118 days ago | 0 comments

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Found 7 Pegasus Infections (wired.com)
The mobile device security firm iVerify has been offering a tool since May that makes spyware scanning accessible to anyone—and it’s already turning up victims.

Cybersecurity, Spyware, Mobile Security, Pegasus

4 points by thunderbong 119 days ago | 0 comments

NSO Should Lose Spyware Case for Discovery Violations, Meta Says (bloomberglaw.com)
WhatsApp and its parent Meta Platforms Inc. asked a judge to award them a total win against spyware maker NSO Group as punishment for discovery violations in a years-long case accusing the Israeli company of violating anti-hacking laws.

Lawsuits, Spyware, Cybersecurity, Meta, NSO Group

66 points by jmsflknr 182 days ago | 34 comments

Why is Apple promoting Chinese spyware apps? (thehill.com)

Apple, Privacy, China, Spyware

10 points by gunapologist99 215 days ago | 1 comments

Powerful Spyware Exploits Enable a New String of 'Watering Hole' Attacks (wired.com)

Cybersecurity, Spyware, Hacking, Attacks

5 points by Brajeshwar 216 days ago | 0 comments

Google Deletes App on Pixel Phones–'Dangerous' New Spyware Warning (forbes.com)

Google, Smartphones, Security, Spyware

15 points by erickhill 231 days ago | 6 comments

Israel tried to frustrate US lawsuit over Pegasus spyware, leak suggests (theguardian.com)