Coverage tagged "Spyware".
Zack Whittaker reports: Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to target and hack devices by serving…
The Guardian has reported on new findings by the Citizen Lab and SHARE Foundation that a Serbian professor and prominent supporter of the country’s student movement was targeted with Pegasus spyware…
uCreater is Android spyware disguised as trusted apps, stealing credentials, messages and wallet data through a rentable platform. uCreater is a rentable Android spyware platform that hides inside…
A rentable Android spyware kit called uCreator takes over Telegram and WeChat accounts by hiding its code inside working copies of the two apps, researcher Ovi found. It only reaches people who…
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Two senators say that revelations about online targeted advertising being used as a vector for spyware infections underscore the need for better security practices in the industry. Some members of…
Citizen Lab confirmed Pegasus on a Serbian rector’s iPhone 6 days before elections, raising the known civil society spyware target count to 16. The Citizen Lab published a research note confirming…
The iPhone of Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade and a prominent supporter of Serbia's student protest movement, was infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware in 2026, the Citizen Lab…
Spyware vendors are exploiting targeted ad bidding in the digital ecosystem to identify and track individuals and organizations of interest.
WhatsApp argued that NSO Group violated a 2025 injunction against using the messaging app to spread spyware. A federal judge said WhatsApp hurt its case by not revealing enough information.
A phone belonging to the rector of the University of Belgrade was discovered to have been infected with Pegasus spyware, the latest in a series of such discoveries in the lead-up to Serbia's national…
Spyware has been detected on devices used by some of Serbia’s most prominent figures connected to the country’s political upheaval, according to researchers who announced their findings Monday.
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Israeli company Discover-Tech’s ads allow threat actors to fingerprint and track devices at scale and infect selected targets.
Candiru spyware was delivered to devices at Al Jazeera Media Network via targeted online advertisements in a zero-click attack that required only rendering the malicious ads on the victim's device.
AI can help you send more job applications. But when you lose track of where you’ve applied, a fake recruiter’s message can start to look like the reply you’ve been waiting for. Job hunting can feel…
Researchers say that mercenary hackers laced ads with zero-click exploits that installed sophisticated malware on the devices of targeted individuals when they did nothing other than load a website…
Powerful zero-click spyware is infected devices worldwide through targeted ads, new research shows — an alarming development in the spread of surveillance technology.
