Spyware

Apple threat notifications have been issued to users in 98 countries, informing them about the possibility that they were targeted in a mercenary spyware attack. The iPhone maker has issued two such updates this year — the previous one was sent to users in 92 countries in April. Apple's threat notifications ask potentially affected users to enabl...

Tech giant Apple has issued a fresh warning to iPhone users in at least 98 countries, including in India, about a potential new mercenary spyware attack like 'Pegasus'.

CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, led an investigation after Apple’s threat notifications were sent out to iPhone users in 92 countries last month, and found that soon after the advisory was released, the deep and dark web saw a rise of fake Pegasus spyware. Notably, Apple did not name any threat actors in association with its warning, but it did m...

Months after several Opposition leaders claimed that they received messages warning of "state-sponsored" hackers trying to access their iPhones, the tech giant is sending out a "mercenary spyware" alert to its users in 92 countries, including India.

Apple iPhone users in 92 countries have been warned by the company that they might have been targeted using mercenary spyware. The company has not attributed these mercenary spyware attacks to specific threat actors or revealed the geographic locations of users that were impacted. Apple has also updated its support document to detail how these aler...

iPhone can reportedly be targeted by third-party keyboards created by hackers to bypass Apple's stringent security checks and spy on user activity. These third-party keyboards are installed via Apple's TestFlight platform to discreetly spy on a user and collect their sent messages, passwords, browsing history, bank credentials, and any other text e...

YouTube could face criminal charges in Europe for allegedly violating Ireland's computer abuse law by detecting ad blockers on users' computers, according to a report. A privacy consultant has claimed that YouTube is spying on users after it recently introduced restrictions on ad blockers, preventing users who used specific browser extensions from ...

Google boasts of robust security rules for its Play Store, promising safe downloads and strict action against malicious apps for users. But, with millions of applications hosted on the store front, there’s also a considerable amount of malicious content that can harm Android users. Now, Kaspersky has claimed that Android users downloaded malware ...

Israel's security services are pulling in spyware companies, including the maker of the controversial Pegasus software, to help track hostages in the Gaza Strip, people familiar with the matter said.

iOS 16.6.1 is now rolling out to users with fixes for security flaws and bugs. iPhone users should update to the latest version, as Toronto-based Citizen Lab recently discovered a flaw used to infect an employee of a US civil society group with NSO Group's nefarious Pegasus spyware. Apple rolled out the security fixes to users after the digital wat...

Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices.

iOS 16.5.1 is rolling out to iPhone owners, alongside updates to iPadOS 16.5.1, macOS 13.4.1 and watchOS 9.5.2, with security and bug fixes. The latest iOS update comes with important fixes for zero-day security flaws that could allow an attacker to install spyware on an iPhone via an iMessage with a maliciously crafted attachment.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's attack on the government came over a Financial Times report which claimed that the Centre is looking for new spyware with a lower profile than the controversial Pegasus system.

Rahul Gandhi, recently in a lecture at Cambridge University, claimed that his phone was being spied on through Pegasus, an Israeli spyware, and that he was warned by intelligence officers to be 'careful' about what he speaks on calls.

Lashing out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claim of being snooped on through Israeli spyware Pegasus, Union Minister Anurag Thakur today said it is his habit to raise unfounded allegations and 'defame' India on foreign shores.

Apple threat notifications have been issued to users in 98 countries, informing them about the possibility that they were targeted in a mercenary spyware attack. The iPhone maker has issued two such updates this year — the previous one was sent to users in 92 countries in April. Apple's threat notifications ask potentially affected users to enabl...

Tech giant Apple has issued a fresh warning to iPhone users in at least 98 countries, including in India, about a potential new mercenary spyware attack like 'Pegasus'.

CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, led an investigation after Apple’s threat notifications were sent out to iPhone users in 92 countries last month, and found that soon after the advisory was released, the deep and dark web saw a rise of fake Pegasus spyware. Notably, Apple did not name any threat actors in association with its warning, but it did m...

Months after several Opposition leaders claimed that they received messages warning of "state-sponsored" hackers trying to access their iPhones, the tech giant is sending out a "mercenary spyware" alert to its users in 92 countries, including India.

Apple iPhone users in 92 countries have been warned by the company that they might have been targeted using mercenary spyware. The company has not attributed these mercenary spyware attacks to specific threat actors or revealed the geographic locations of users that were impacted. Apple has also updated its support document to detail how these aler...

iPhone can reportedly be targeted by third-party keyboards created by hackers to bypass Apple's stringent security checks and spy on user activity. These third-party keyboards are installed via Apple's TestFlight platform to discreetly spy on a user and collect their sent messages, passwords, browsing history, bank credentials, and any other text e...

YouTube could face criminal charges in Europe for allegedly violating Ireland's computer abuse law by detecting ad blockers on users' computers, according to a report. A privacy consultant has claimed that YouTube is spying on users after it recently introduced restrictions on ad blockers, preventing users who used specific browser extensions from ...

Google boasts of robust security rules for its Play Store, promising safe downloads and strict action against malicious apps for users. But, with millions of applications hosted on the store front, there’s also a considerable amount of malicious content that can harm Android users. Now, Kaspersky has claimed that Android users downloaded malware ...

Israel's security services are pulling in spyware companies, including the maker of the controversial Pegasus software, to help track hostages in the Gaza Strip, people familiar with the matter said.

iOS 16.6.1 is now rolling out to users with fixes for security flaws and bugs. iPhone users should update to the latest version, as Toronto-based Citizen Lab recently discovered a flaw used to infect an employee of a US civil society group with NSO Group's nefarious Pegasus spyware. Apple rolled out the security fixes to users after the digital wat...

Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices.

iOS 16.5.1 is rolling out to iPhone owners, alongside updates to iPadOS 16.5.1, macOS 13.4.1 and watchOS 9.5.2, with security and bug fixes. The latest iOS update comes with important fixes for zero-day security flaws that could allow an attacker to install spyware on an iPhone via an iMessage with a maliciously crafted attachment.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's attack on the government came over a Financial Times report which claimed that the Centre is looking for new spyware with a lower profile than the controversial Pegasus system.

Rahul Gandhi, recently in a lecture at Cambridge University, claimed that his phone was being spied on through Pegasus, an Israeli spyware, and that he was warned by intelligence officers to be 'careful' about what he speaks on calls.

Lashing out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claim of being snooped on through Israeli spyware Pegasus, Union Minister Anurag Thakur today said it is his habit to raise unfounded allegations and 'defame' India on foreign shores.