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Google has failed to execute its ban on stalkerware ads
Despite Google's commitement on banning stalkerware ads two years ago, stalkerware ads still apear on its platform.
Source: MIT Technology Review
iPhone's ForcedEntry flaw was exploited by another spy firm
The iPhone's ForcedEntry flaw that was exploited by NSO Group was also exploited by another Israeli-based firm, according to a new report.
NSO Group Technologies, based in Israel, made headlines last year after it was revealed the company created an iPhone iMessage exploit dubbed "Pegasus" that was used to spy on journalists and other high-profile individuals on behalf of various governments. NSO was then sued by Apple, but it turns out that the same exact flaw was exploited by a second, apparently-independent, spying firmware by the name of QuaDream also based in Israel. QuaDream called its exploit "REIGN".
Apple is suing NSO Group, creator of "Pegasus" iMessage malware
Israeli tech firm NSO Group created malware that could be spread through iMessage, and now Apple is suing the company.
NSO Group Technologies, based in Herzliya, Israel, made headlines earlier this year after it was revealed the company created an iMessage exploit that was used to spy on journalists and other high-profile individuals on behalf of various governments. NSO is already being sued by Meta (formerly known as Facebook), and now Apple has announced that it is also taking legal action against NSO.
[Update 1: WhatsApp sues Israeli firm] WhatsApp vulnerability allowed installation of spyware on smartphones
WhatsApp has sued the Israeli start-up NSO Group for selling spyware to law enforcement agencies which use it as a tool to supress activism.
Facebook has had a tough time since the revelations of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting case came out last year. At the F8 conference this year, the chief executive Mark Zuckerberg promised to execute a "re-plumbing" job to make Facebook and its sister platforms – including WhatsApp and Instagram – more private and secure. But, it looks like the company's problems, as well as its users', might not be ending anytime soon. In a shocking revelation, we have learned that a vulnerability in the WhatsApp messenger may have allowed hackers to install spyware on users' smartphones to snoop on so-called end-to-end encrypted chats.
Micromax Remotely Installing Unwanted Apps on Devices
Learn about Micromax' ability to remotely install apps on your device and what you can do to stop this potentially malicious behavior
In the recent past, we witnessed quite a few acts of OEMs messing with devices to achieve various goals, such as increasing benchmark results. We also heard about manufacturers and carriers adding tracing software to their devices, in order to collect data about how the device performs, statistics about voice and data connectivity between the device and radio towers, or even battery runtime data (CarrierIQ are you listening?). Today, however, reports are coming in that users of certain devices by Indian phone manufacturer Micromax noticed apps being silently installed without their consent or permission.