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Predator Android Spyware: Researchers Uncover New Data Theft Capabilities

By Ravie Lakshmanan
Security researchers have detailed the inner workings of the commercial Android spyware called Predator, which is marketed by the Israeli company Intellexa (previously Cytrox). Predator was first documented by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in May 2022 as part of attacks leveraging five different zero-day flaws in the Chrome web browser and Android. The spyware, which is delivered by means

Warning: Samsung Devices Under Attack! New Security Flaw Exposed

By Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned of active exploitation of a medium-severity flaw affecting Samsung devices. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-21492 (CVSS score: 4.4), impacts select Samsung devices running Android versions 11, 12, and 13. The South Korean electronics giant described the issue as an information disclosure flaw that could be exploited by a

BouldSpy Android Spyware: Iranian Government's Alleged Tool for Spying on Minority Groups

By Ravie Lakshmanan
A new Android surveillanceware possibly used by the Iranian government has been used to spy on over 300 individuals belonging to minority groups. The malware, dubbed BouldSpy, has been attributed with moderate confidence to the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA). Targeted victims include Iranian Kurds, Baluchis, Azeris, and Armenian Christian groups. "The spyware

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

By Ravie Lakshmanan
Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-click exploit chains against civil society targets around the world," the interdisciplinary laboratory

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

By Ravie Lakshmanan
Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The development was reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, citing unnamed sources, adding the company "hasn't been fully active for a while" and that it "has been in a difficult situation for several

Apple zero-day spyware patches extended to cover older Macs, iPhones and iPads

By Paul Ducklin
That double-whammy Apple browser-to-kernel spyware bug combo we wrote up last week? Turns out it applies to all supported Macs and iDevices - patch now!

President Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting Use of Commercial Spyware

By Ravie Lakshmanan
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order that restricts the use of commercial spyware by federal government agencies. The order said the spyware ecosystem "poses significant counterintelligence or security risks to the United States Government or significant risks of improper use by a foreign government or foreign person." It also seeks to ensure that the government's use of

Samsung Introduces New Feature to Protect Users from Zero-Click Malware Attacks

By Ravie Lakshmanan
Samsung has announced a new feature called Message Guard that comes with safeguards to protect users from malware and spyware via what's referred to as zero-click attacks. The South Korean chaebol said the solution "preemptively" secures users' devices by "limiting exposure to invisible threats disguised as image attachments." The security feature, available on Samsung Messages and Google

The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat

By Dell Cameron
A review of the FBI’s access to foreign intelligence reveals troubling misuse of powerful surveillance tech.

Beware: Tainted VPNs Being Used to Spread EyeSpy Surveillanceware

By Ravie Lakshmanan
Tainted VPN installers are being used to deliver a piece of surveillanceware dubbed EyeSpy as part of a malware campaign that started in May 2022. It uses "components of SecondEye – a legitimate monitoring application – to spy on users of 20Speed VPN, an Iranian-based VPN service, via trojanized installers," Bitdefender said in an analysis. A majority of the infections are said to originate in
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