Browsing: Spyware
A stalkerware maker banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach exposed the personal information of its customers as well as the people it spied…
Spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to victims of government espionage, according to investigators
Spyware maker Intellexa remotely accessed some of its government customers’ monitoring systems, allowing company executives to see the personal data of people whose phones were hacked…
For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against…
Security researchers discovered an Android spyware targeting Samsung Galaxy phones during a nearly year-long hacking campaign. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said the spyware,…
Francesco Nicodemo, a consultant who works with left-wing politicians in Italy, has come forward as the latest person to be targeted with the Paragon spyware in…
Peter Williams, the former managing director of Trenchant, a division of defense contractor L3Harris that develops surveillance and hacking tools for Western governments, pleaded guilty last…
Former L3 boss Harris Trenchant pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
Peter Williams, a former general manager at defense firm L3Harris, pleaded guilty to selling surveillance technology to a Russian broker buying “cyber tools,” the US Department…
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…
The US government has accused a former executive of defense contractor L3Harris of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia, according to…
Earlier this year, a developer was shocked by a message that appeared on his personal phone: “Apple has detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your…