Malware

Apple warned users that hackers may have actively exploited security vulnerabilities on devices.

The survey found 69 percent of consumers are confident they can identify suspicious websites at a glance.

A man lost more than $700,000 after he was targeted by a SIM swap scam, which involves criminals switching a mobile number to a SIM card they control.

Six members of Russia's GRU military intelligence service cost U.S. companies over $1 billion in 2017 with the NotPetya malware attack.

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Lajos Kosa insisted there was no illegal activity and that officials received permission from courts or the Ministry of Justice before using Pegasus.

Muhammad Fahd pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in 2020 and was sentenced on September 16, 2021

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said: "If the recent allegations about the use of Pegasus are even partly true, then that red line has been crossed again."

Surveillance technology has been crucial to China's efforts to monitor and track ethnic peoples within China.

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The culprits of the campaign—whose identities are unknown—were trying to exploit the popularity of the brand to steal login credentials. There is no legitimate Android app.

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"The cybercriminals behind this campaign can use the affected device to post fake positive reviews in favor of the malicious apps as well as perform ad fraud techniques," researchers said.

China's Computer Virus Emergency Response Center says malware was found to be circulating via email and the social networking platform WeChat. Experts say it may only get worse.

"Time to organize collective readings of Snowden book everywhere," the hackers' email reads, claiming to have a copy of the bestselling book in a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document.

Prior to a February update, visiting specific sites on your iPhone could have sent your passwords, chat history and location data to unknown hackers.

"We do not have any direct evidence of who is using Monokle or against what targets, but the effectiveness of a surveillance tool like Monokle indicates that it could be used against any target, including government officials," Kumar told Newsweek.

"Google has a responsibility to show the app maker they can't place content like this on the store," one cybersecurity experts told Newsweek.

Pegasus malware, typically sold to intelligence agencies, can spy on calls and texts while also recording audio and video from phones.

"When computer use is necessary, I order my employees or secretaries," Yoshitaka Sakurada said.

The app remains for sale online despite its having been reported as malicious weeks ago, researchers said.

Dozens of suspicious guides, some uploaded months ago, have racked up millions of views on the Google-owned video platform.

The malware, dubbed "Maikspy" by researchers from Trend Micro, is known to target both Android and Windows devices.

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Facebook: "When you send a photo, our automated systems scan it using photo-matching technology."

Microsoft found the trojans were linked to Dofoil, also known as Smoke Loader.

Newly-uncovered hacking campaign could transform a smartphone into the ultimate surveillance tool.

Starting by targeting software in Ukraine, the ransomware NotPetya spread internationally, and the British government thinks the Russian military was behind it.