Browsing: Spyware

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…

Nearly four years after releasing a security feature called Lockdown Mode, Apple says it has yet to see a case where someone’s device has been compromised…

The common assumption among iPhone security experts was that finding vulnerabilities and developing exploits for iOS was difficult, requiring a lot of time, resources and teams…

The founder of spyware maker Intellexa said he plans to appeal a conviction handed down by a Greek court on charges that he and three other…

Italian authorities have confirmed that a journalist notified by WhatsApp last year of a suspected spyware attack on his phone was indeed hacked. In a press…

The US government was announced on Tuesday sanctions on two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well as sanctions on their founders and associates.…

Peter Williams, the former head of a US defense contractor, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking…

A government client of spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty International, the latest case of someone in…

London’s High Court awarded a Saudi satirist and human rights activist more than £3 million (US$4.1 million) in damages on Monday after finding “substantial evidence” that…

Ireland is considering new legislation to give law enforcement agencies more surveillance powers, including a license to use spyware. The Irish government announced this week the…