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Pegasus Spyware Used to Target 30 Pro-Democracy Activists in Thailand

SecureWorld News

The controversial Pegasus spyware continues to stay in the news cycle, as a new report from the Citizen Lab details how the technology was used to target pro-democracy activists in Thailand. Understandably, this led to mass protests and social media campaigns like #WhyDoWeNeedAKing and #FreeYouth. Pegasus spyware in Thailand.

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Apple Unveils 'Lockdown Mode' to Defend Against Spyware

SecureWorld News

Lockdown Mode is designed to protect users who could be targeted by "the most sophisticated digital threats," such as spyware developed by private companies like the highly controversial NSO Group. The spyware was found on the phone of Jamal Khashoggi's wife just days after his murder. Department of State.

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3 Percent ($30B) of U.S. Military Funding Dedicated to Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

government than anything else," said Staynings. Protecting military mobile devices Standards and policies will be implemented to secure Department of Defense mobile devices from foreign spyware. Agencies must report any compromises involving foreign spyware over the past two years.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Last week technology news site Re:Code announced that it would stop hosting comments on its own sites as the conversation around stories was already happening on social media. Regin, new computer spyware, discovered by Symantec. ACLU offers a smart safeguard for using surveillance technology.

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This new spyware named “SpyNote” can read SMS, access camera

Dataconomy

This counterfeit service purports to be run by the Italian government’s Department of Civil Protection, and it promises to provide notifications and guidance during natural catastrophes such as wildfires and earthquakes. These tools can help detect and remove spyware and other malicious software.

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

from the government. The majority of these attacks are due to hacking, fraud and social engineering. Social engineering is a methodology that enables a perpetrator to persuade or induce an individual to provide sensitive information or access to the unauthorized perpetrator. For example, in the first half of 2014, 84.6%

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Fake Job Offer Hack Leads to $540M Loss for Axie Infinity

SecureWorld News

The United States government has attributed the hack to a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) known as the Lazarus Group. The offer was emailed as a PDF document, and once it was downloaded, spyware infected the company's systems. The vulnerability was fixed by adding additional validator nodes.".

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