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#spyware

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Latest Signals (14)

The Network · 2026-03-07 00:12:39 · ai

1. Congress Probes NSA's TEMPEST: Electromagnetic & Acoustic Spying Risks in Modern Computers

A pair of US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how easily spies can steal information based on devices’ electromagnetic and acoustic leaks—a spying trick the NSA once codenamed TEMPEST. The technique, which dates back to at least World War II, involves capturing the unintended radio or sound emissions fro...

The Network · 2026-03-25 21:57:22 · Intellexa / Greek Government

2. Intellexa Founder's Testimony Directly Implicates Greek Government in Spyware Scandal

The founder of the notorious spyware consortium Intellexa has made his most direct public suggestion yet: that the Greek government under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis authorized the hacking of dozens of phones. This allegation, coming from a convicted figure at the heart of the surveillance industry, transforms t...

The Lab · 2026-03-26 17:57:24 · TechCrunch

3. Leaked Hacking Tools Expose Millions of Older iPhones to Spyware, Despite iOS 26 Security Gains

A cache of leaked hacking tools is actively threatening the security of millions of older iPhones, creating a persistent vulnerability that Apple's latest iOS 26 security advancements cannot retroactively fix. This exposure leaves a significant portion of the global user base open to sophisticated spyware attacks, unde...

The Network · 2026-04-01 16:57:24 · TechCrunch

4. WhatsApp Alerts 200 Users After Fake App Install, Links Spyware to Italian Source

WhatsApp has issued a direct warning to approximately 200 users worldwide after they were tricked into installing a malicious counterfeit version of its app. The fake application, which posed as the legitimate WhatsApp client, was in fact a sophisticated piece of spyware. Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, has attributed...

The Lab · 2026-04-06 13:26:58 · TechCrunch

5. Spyware Maker Bryan Fleming Avoids Prison in Landmark U.S. Prosecution

Bryan Fleming, the founder of spyware company pcTattletale, has avoided a custodial sentence in a landmark case, marking the first successful prosecution of a spyware maker in the United States in over a decade. The sentencing outcome spares the convicted developer from jail time, raising immediate questions about the ...

The Network · 2026-04-08 19:27:28 · TechCrunch

6. Hack-for-Hire Group Exposed: Android Spyware & iCloud Phishing Campaign Uncovered

A sophisticated hack-for-hire operation has been caught running a multi-pronged spying campaign, targeting victims through Android spyware and iCloud credential phishing. Security researchers exposed the group's activities, revealing a commercialized threat that bypasses traditional security perimeters by directly comp...

The Lab · 2026-04-12 10:52:25 · Habr

7. Telega: «альтернативный» клиент Telegram, помеченный как spyware и malware

Альтернативный клиент для Telegram под названием Telega оказался в центре серьёзного скандала, связанного с безопасностью данных. В начале апреля 2026 года Apple удалила приложение из App Store, а сервисы Cloudflare и VirusTotal последовательно помечали его домены как spyware и malware. Центр сертификации GlobalSign от...

The Network · 2026-04-12 18:22:29 · Habr

8. Техническое решение против Spyware: как построить VPN, устойчивый к стукачеству

В условиях тотального стукачества, когда шпионское ПО (spyware) детектирует факт использования VPN и сливает данные, технический выход существует. Речь идет об архитектуре VPN-сервиса, устойчивой к наличию spyware на клиенте. Это решение, хотя и относительно дорогое, с минимальными расходами около 1000-1500 рублей в ме...

The Lab · 2026-04-24 14:54:11 · TechCrunch

9. Researchers Uncover Fake Android App Spyware Campaign Linked to Government Surveillance

Security researchers have identified a previously unknown spyware vendor operating a sophisticated campaign that distributed fake Android applications designed to surveil targeted individuals. The campaign stands out because the developer had no prior public track record in the commercial spyware market, making attribu...

The Network · 2026-04-28 18:24:16 · TechCrunch

10. Paragon's Silence: Israeli Spyware Maker Declines to Cooperate With Italy's Investigation Into Attacks on Journalists and Activists

Israeli-American spyware developer Paragon Solutions has failed to respond to Italian authorities investigating a string of spyware attacks targeting journalists and activists in the country, according to a TechCrunch report. The company, which markets its flagship product Graphite primarily to government clients, had ...

The Network · 2026-05-08 10:24:57 · Access Now

11. Access Now Submits Amicus Brief to European Court of Human Rights on Spyware and Surveillance in Azerbaijan

Access Now has filed an amicus brief with the European Court of Human Rights addressing the use of spyware and surveillance technologies in Azerbaijan, according to the digital rights organization's website. The filing suggests concerns over targeted digital surveillance affecting human rights defenders, journalists, o...

The Network · 2026-05-12 13:18:34 · Mastodon:mastodon.social:#privacy

12. European Surveillance Firms Exported Spyware to Rights-Abusing Regimes, Watchdog Finds

European companies have sold surveillance technologies to governments with documented records of human rights violations, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The findings, published by Japan Times, document how commercially available spyware and monitoring tools produced within Europe have flowed to coun...

The Lab · 2026-05-12 17:48:24 · CyberScoop RSS

13. Google Launches Android Forensic Tool with Amnesty International to Expose Spyware Vendor Intrusions

Google has rolled out a new Android feature specifically designed to generate forensic-grade logs of sophisticated intrusions, in a collaboration with Amnesty International that security researchers are calling a first-of-its-kind development in mobile threat detection. The Intrusion Logging feature, which Google has b...

The Network · 2026-05-12 20:18:25 · Browser The Record

14. European Surveillance Firms Export Spyware to Rights-Abusing Regimes Despite 2021 Export Controls, HRW Finds

A new Human Rights Watch investigation has exposed how European surveillance technology companies continue selling spyware and intrusion tools to countries with documented human rights abuses, undermining the bloc's own export control framework. The advocacy group's report, released Tuesday, alleges that the European C...