Hacker News with Generative AI: Spyware

U.S. Jury Orders NSO Group to Pay $168M in WhatsApp Spyware Case (techoreon.com)
A U.S. federal jury has ruled in favour of WhatsApp in its cyber-espionage lawsuit against Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group, ordering the company to pay approximately $168 million in punitive damages.

Lawsuits, Cybersecurity, Spyware, Israel

24 points by Guptos 52 days ago | 1 comments

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 127 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 181 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 189 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 204 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 204 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 205 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 267 days ago | 34 comments

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

Apple, Privacy, China, Spyware

10 points by gunapologist99 301 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 301 days ago | 0 comments

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

Google, Smartphones, Security, Spyware

15 points by erickhill 316 days ago | 6 comments

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