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Apple Alerts iPhone Users in 92 Countries to Mercenary Spyware Attacks

Tech Republic Security

Apple recommends that iPhone users install software updates, use strong passwords and 2FA, and don’t open links or attachments from suspicious emails to keep their device safe from spyware.

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US Sanctions Greek Spyware Company, Executives

Information Week

Calling the action the “first of its kind,” the US said the spyware company’s software was used against government officials and other US interests.

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The 6 Best Antivirus Software Options for Windows in 2024

Tech Republic Security

Bitdefender GravityZone is best overall when it comes to our top choices for protection from malware like viruses, spyware, trojans, and bots.

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ESET Threat Report: ChatGPT Name Abuses, Lumma Stealer Malware Increases, Android SpinOk SDK Spyware’s Prevalence

Tech Republic Security

ESET's latest report highlights the abuse of the ChatGPT name, the rise of the Lumma Stealer malware and the Android SpinOk SDK spyware.

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Apple patches iOS against potent zero-day spyware attack

Network World

Apple is issuing patches for three iOS zero-day vulnerabilities known as Trident that have been exploited for years by an Israel-based spyware vendor against a human rights activist, an investigative journalist and others.

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Stealth Falcon group uses custom spyware, fake journalists to target UAE dissidents

Network World

Meet Stealth Falcon, a sophisticated and likely state-sponsored cyberespionage group, which is hell bent on conducting targeted spyware attacks “against Emriati journalists, activists and dissidents.” The digital attacks started in 2012 and are still being carried out against United Arab Emirates (UAE) dissidents.

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Spyware scandal rocks Polish government

The Verge

Several members of political opposition groups in Poland have produced evidence that they were hacked by Pegasus spyware, raising alarming questions about the Polish government’s use of the software. In both cases, traces of Pegasus spyware were found on the targets’ devices. a threat to “the rules-based international order”.

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