Israeli spyware used in hacking phones of activists, journalists globally

By Waqas
In groundbreaking research, it has been revealed that governments and regimes around the world used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.
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Facebook blocks Signal from using ads to show Instagram data collection

By Habiba Rashid
Signal attempted to use the Facebook ad program to show how much data is being collected by Instagram to push targeted ads and got banned.
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$4 billion lawsuit claims Google tracked iPhone users activities

By Deeba Ahmed
The lawsuit alleges that Google secretly tracked iPhone users’ internet activities. Here’s what the details of the lawsuit have revealed so far.
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Hackers using malicious Firefox extension to phish Gmail credentials

By Waqas
The malicious Firefox extension is called FriarFox which is also being used by Chinese hackers to spy on Tibetan activists.
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Pakistani Android users hit by spyware campaign with malicious apps

By Waqas
The spyware campaign is sophisticated considering the use of fake yet convincing apps and domains. Here’s what we know so far.
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Pakistani Android users hit by spyware campaign with malicious apps

By Waqas
The spyware campaign is sophisticated considering the use of fake yet convincing apps and domains. Here’s what we know so far.
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Apple, Google to ban X-Mode’s location tracking apps from stores

By Deeba Ahmed
The decision came after a media outlet reported about data gathering tactics of location data collection firm X-Mode Social. Find out why.
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Encrypted email provider Tutanota forced to backdoor its service

By Sudais Asif
As of 2017, Tutanota had over 2 million users across the globe. Find out why Germany wants to backdoor the encrypted email service provider.
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Norweigian researcher exposes how a US firm collected his location data

By Sudais Asif
The researcher identified over 75000 data points of his phone being tracked. Here’s how he found and exposed the firm behind the scenes.
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