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Spyware in India

Posted on November 2, 2023 By infossl
apple, privacy, Security technology, spyware, surveillance, Uncategorized

Apple has warned leaders of the opposition government in India that their phones are being spied on: Multiple top leaders of India’s opposition parties and several journalists have received a notification from Apple, saying that “Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your … Read More “Spyware in India” »

Analysis of Intellexa’s Predator Spyware

Posted on October 18, 2023 By infossl
cyberweapons, privacy, Security technology, spyware, surveillance, Uncategorized

Amnesty International has published a comprehensive analysis of the Predator government spyware products. These technologies used to be the exclusive purview of organizations like the NSA. Now they’re available to every country on the planet—democratic, nondemocratic, authoritarian, whatever—for a price. This is the legacy of not securing the Internet when we could have. Powered by … Read More “Analysis of Intellexa’s Predator Spyware” »

Zero-Click Exploit in iPhones

Posted on September 13, 2023 By infossl
apple, exploits, ios, iphone, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

Make sure you update your iPhones: Citizen Lab says two zero-days fixed by Apple today in emergency security updates were actively abused as part of a zero-click exploit chain (dubbed BLASTPASS) to deploy NSO Group’s Pegasus commercial spyware onto fully patched iPhones. The two bugs, tracked as CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061, allowed the attackers to infect … Read More “Zero-Click Exploit in iPhones” »

Spyware Vendor Hacked

Posted on September 1, 2023 By infossl
activism, brazil, hacking, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

A Brazilian spyware app vendor was hacked by activists: In an undated note seen by TechCrunch, the unnamed hackers described how they found and exploited several security vulnerabilities that allowed them to compromise WebDetetive’s servers and access its user databases. By exploiting other flaws in the spyware maker’s web dashboard—used by abusers to access the … Read More “Spyware Vendor Hacked” »

Paragon Solutions Spyware: Graphite

Posted on June 8, 2023 By infossl
israel, national security policy, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized

Paragon Solutions is yet another Israeli spyware company. Their product is called “Graphite,” and is a lot like NSO Group’s Pegasus. And Paragon is working with what seems to be US approval: American approval, even if indirect, has been at the heart of Paragon’s strategy. The company sought a list of allied nations that the … Read More “Paragon Solutions Spyware: Graphite” »

Cyberweapons Manufacturer QuaDream Shuts Down

Posted on April 25, 2023 By infossl
human rights, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized

Following a report on its activities, the Israeli spyware company QuaDream has shut down. This was QuadDream: Key Findings Based on an analysis of samples shared with us by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, we developed indicators that enabled us to identify at least five civil society victims of QuaDream’s spyware and exploits in North America, Central … Read More “Cyberweapons Manufacturer QuaDream Shuts Down” »

US Citizen Hacked by Spyware

Posted on March 21, 2023 By infossl
cyberespionage, Greece, malware, Meta, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized

The New York Times is reporting that a US citizen’s phone was hacked by the Predator spyware. A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to … Read More “US Citizen Hacked by Spyware” »

Another Event-Related Spyware App

Posted on November 15, 2022 By infossl
cyberweapons, egypt, Security technology, smartphones, spyware, Uncategorized

Last month, we were warned not to install Qatar’s World Cup app because it was spyware. This month, it’s Egypt’s COP27 Summit app: The app is being promoted as a tool to help attendees navigate the event. But it risks giving the Egyptian government permission to read users’ emails and messages. Even messages shared via … Read More “Another Event-Related Spyware App” »

Qatar Spyware

Posted on October 18, 2022 By infossl
cell phones, qatar, Security technology, sports, spyware, Uncategorized

Everyone visiting Qatar for the World Cup needs to install spyware on their phone. Everyone travelling to Qatar during the football World Cup will be asked to download two apps called Ehteraz and Hayya. Briefly, Ehteraz is an covid-19 tracking app, while Hayya is an official World Cup app used to keep track of match … Read More “Qatar Spyware” »

Spyware Maker Intellexa Sued by Journalist

Posted on October 7, 2022 By infossl
courts, cyberweapons, Greece, israel, privacy, Security technology, spyware, surveillance, Uncategorized

The Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis was spied on by his own government, with a commercial spyware product called “Predator.” That product is sold by a company in North Macedonia called Cytrox, which is in turn owned by an Israeli company called Intellexa. Koukakis is suing Intellexa. The lawsuit filed by Koukakis takes aim at Intellexa … Read More “Spyware Maker Intellexa Sued by Journalist” »

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