SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. One in eight government employees were exposed to phishing threats. Federal workers have more restrictions on BYOD devices.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Toronto-based research group works to protect journalists and activists from cyberattacks and spyware. And oftentimes they come across new tech-enabled spying efforts from Israel-based NSO Group, which claims to carefully vet sales of its spyware. Citizen Lab discovers zero-day and zero-click spyware. gif” extension.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This malicious app poses as a routine operating system update, deceiving users into granting it special access privileges. Spyware like SpyNote can cause real damage to you ( Image Credit ) Banking to camera access SpyNote’s varied set of dangers is particularly concerning. Featured image credit: Denny Müller/Unsplash

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. The attackers then mishandle this well-known adversary simulation tool to harvest information about the operating system, exfiltrate data, and locate directories and services with weak access control settings.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The modern and common types of malware, such as the viruses, worms, spyware, adware, Trojans, and Zombies, primarily target confidential personal, business, or financial information. The victims could be big companies, small agencies, governments, or even individual users. Thicken the Security Layer of Your Browser.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 2, 2023

A large number of hacked devices belonging to Russian government officials and workers from various embassies, they claim, is more proof of this. A previous Russian directive instructed the presidential staff and government workers to stop using iPhones and other products developed in the USA.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Government agencies are also targeted. This is not a case of hoarding; this is stealing, the government argued.

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