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WhatsApp is alerting hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by a government-run spyware maker
WhatsApp says it has notified about 200 users who were tricked into installing a maliciously fake version of the chat app that contained spyware. WhatsApp has…
North Korean hackers accused of hijacking popular open source project Axios to spread malware
A suspected North Korean hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of developers at…
This is one of those real-life Silicon Valley episodes that seems straight out of an HBO satire. This week, some truly horrific malware was discovered in…
This is one of those real Silicon Valley episodes that looks like it came straight out of an HBO satire. This week, some truly horrific malware…
Iranian government hackers are using Telegram as a way to steal data from hacked dissidents, opposition groups and anti-regime journalists around the world, according to an…
A global coalition of law enforcement agencies shut down a botnet consisting of tens of thousands of hacked home and small business routers on Wednesday. The…
Fewer bad actors are targeting Google Play with malicious apps, the company says, a change the tech giant credits to its increased investment in proactive security…
It was a normal day when Jay Gibson received an unexpected notification on his iPhone. “Apple has detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone,”…
Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists are hacked with government spyware
For more than a decade, dozens of journalists and human rights activists have been targeted and hacked by governments around the world. Cops and spies Ethiopia,…
Spyware maker Memento Labs’ CEO confirms one of its government clients was caught using malware
On Monday, researchers at cybersecurity giant Kaspersky published a report detecting a new spyware called Dante that they say was targeting Windows victims in Russia and…