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6 key mobile and IoT/OT attack trend findings

Network World

Overall, ThreatLabz tracked a rise in financially motivated mobile attacks – with 111% growth in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware – most of which can bypass multifactor authentication (MFA). Despite an overall decrease in Android attacks, financially-motivated mobile threats are growing, with the majority able to bypass MFA.

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March 2023 Global Tech Policy Bulletin: From Bank Nightmares to a Spyware Scandal in Greece

Information Week

Will the tech sector survive its financial crisis? Why is Greece spying on Meta? What’s next for cloud regulation? Will anyone ban TikTok? What are chips, anyway? Are cat videos weakening Ukraine’s military?

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Intellexa Spyware Amid Shifting Threat Landscape

SecureWorld News

The sanctions target key players developing and distributing the "Predator" spyware, which the Treasury describes as a "significant threat to the national security of the United States." Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Bradley T. The Treasury's sanctions are part of a broader U.S.

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Apple sues NSO Group for attacking iPhones with Pegasus spyware

The Verge

Now Apple has followed WhatsApp and its parent company Meta (formerly known as Facebook) in suing Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group. That needs to change.Apple devices are the most secure consumer hardware on the market — but private companies developing state-sponsored spyware have become even more dangerous.”

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The modern guide to staying safe online

Network World

Phishing emails from supposed family members, spyware piggybacking on legitimate apps, well-known sites hijacked with malicious code -- digital safety clearly needs new rules to meet today's evolving threatscape.

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Pegasus spyware used to target phones of journalists and activists, investigation finds

The Verge

The numbers on the list were singled out for possible surveillance by countries who are clients of NSO, the report states, which markets its spyware to governments to track potential terrorists and criminals. It’s not the first time NSO’s Pegasus spyware has been accused of being part of a larger surveillance campaign.

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Legal Zero-Days: How Old Laws Became a Novel Loss Generator

SecureWorld News

The latest wave of privacy litigation doesn't involve data breaches, AI models, or spyware. Today, these statutes are being leveraged to argue that ordinary web trackingespecially on sites involving health, financial, or subscription dataamounts to unlawful interception or disclosure. That's not how they're being used now.