Two years ago, the FBI reportedly purchased a copy of the world’s most coveted spyware, a tool that can remotely and…
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NSO Group spyware found on iPhones of US State Department employees
iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees are said to have been hacked using the Pegasus spyware developed by…
A week in security (Sept 20 – Sept 26)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Other cybersecurity news Stay safe, everyone!
Apple releases emergency update: Patch, but don’t panic
Spyware developed by the company NSO Group is back in the news today after Apple released an emergency fix for iPhones,…
Latest iPhone exploit, FORCEDENTRY, used to launch Pegasus attack against Bahraini activists
Researchers from Citizen Lab, an academic research and development lab based in the University of Toronto in Canada, has recently discovered…
Pegasus spyware has been here for years. We must stop ignoring it
On July 18, a group of 17 newspaper and media organizations—aided by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and the research group Citizen…
What is scareware?
Scareware is a type of rogue program which has been around for many years, arguably dating back to 1990. It can…
A week in security (April 19 – 25)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we interviewed Youssef Sammouda, a 21-year-old bug bounty hunter who is focused on finding vulnerabilities on…
Extortion, precision malware, and ruthless scams. Read the State of Malware 2021 report
Last year, threat actors took advantage of the COVID-19 public health crisis in a way previously considered unimaginable, not only preying…
Stalkerware advertising ban by Google a welcome, if incomplete, step
On Friday, July 10, Google announced it would no longer allow advertising for spyware and similar surveillance technology—often referred to as…