The Arkansas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against webshop Temu for allegedly being dangerous malware which is after personal data.
Tag: spyware
Predator spyware vendor banned in US
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Predator spyware vendor Intellexa Consortium, and banned the company from doing business in the US.
Pegasus spyware creator ordered to reveal code used to spy on WhatsApp users
Meta has won a court case against spyware vendor NSO Group to reveal the Pegasus spyware code that allows spying on WhatsApp users.
In conversation: Bruce Schneier on AI-powered mass spying
Senior Privacy Advocate David Ruiz speaks with Bruce Schneier about artificial intelligence, surveillance, and an era of “mass spying.”
Bruce Schneier predicts a future of AI-powered mass spying: Lock and Code S05E03
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Bruce Schneier about a future of AI-powered mass spying.
Victim records deleted after spyware vendor compromised
Anonymous hackers have breached the servers of spyware app “WebDetetive”, accessing the user database. However, this doesn’t appear to be a…
WhatsApp lawsuit against NSO Group greenlit by Supreme Court
On Monday, the US Supreme Court denied the NSO Group’s petition for a writ of certiorari, a request to the high court to review…
Hermit spyware is deployed with the help of a victim’s ISP
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed a sophisticated spyware activity involving ISPs (internet service providers) aiding in downloading powerful commercial…
A week in security (June 13 – June 19)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
Credential-stealing malware disguises itself as Telegram, targets social media users
A credential-stealing Windows-based malware, Spyware.FFDroider, is after social media credentials and cookies, according to researchers at ThreatLabz. The version analyzed by…