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The Iranian government has been using the BouldSpy Android malware to spy on minorities and traffickers.
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Following a report on its activities, the Israeli spyware company QuaDream has shut down.
This was QuadDream:
Key Findings
- Based on an analysis of samples shared with us by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, we developed indicators that enabled us to identify at least five civil society victims of QuaDream’s spyware and exploits in North America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Victims include journalists, political opposition figures, and an NGO worker. We are not naming the victims at this time.
- We also identify traces of a suspected iOS 14 zero-click exploit used to deploy QuaDream’s spyware. The exploit was deployed as a zero-day against iOS versions 14.4 and 14.4.2, and possibly other versions. The suspected exploit, which we call …
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Citizen Lab has identified three zero-click exploits against iOS 15 and 16. These were used by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2022, and deployed by Mexico against human rights defenders. These vulnerabilities have all been patched.
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Microsoft and Citizen Lab release information on the activities, malware and victims of Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream.
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By Habiba Rashid
Citizens Lab and Microsoft have exposed an Israeli firm, QuaDream, selling spyware to governments around the world.
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Three days after announcing patches for new zero-days affecting iOS and macOS, Apple released fixes for devices running older operating system versions.
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That double-whammy Apple browser-to-kernel spyware bug combo we wrote up last week? Turns out it applies to all supported Macs and iDevices – patch now! Continue reading Apple zero-day spyware patches extended to cover older Macs, iPhones and iPads
Eleven nations agreed on Thursday to responsible use of commercial spyware. Israel, a key spyware exporter, is not part of the deal.
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A cryptocurrency hack leads us down a mazze of twisty little passages, Joe Biden’s commercial spyware bill, and Utah gets tough on social media sites.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker
By Habiba Rashid
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) labeled the spyware campaign as limited but highly targeted.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google reveals spyware attack on Android, iOS, and Chrome
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