Iranian Hackers Spreading RatMilad Android Spyware Disguised as VPN App

By Waqas
RatMilad can perform a wide range of malicious actions including file manipulation, audio recording, and application permission modification.
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Smashing Security podcast #291: Deepfake dangers, AI image opt out, and controlling your urges

Anti-porn “shamware” apps take a privacy pounding, is your image already being used by AI, and deepfake danger continues to deepen.

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Can an Android app with device management and microphone permissions spy in background secretly?

As far as I know, since Android 12 an app needs to have a Foreground Service Worker (with an active permanent notification) to run in all the time without being stopped when no activity is in foreground. The guide to background work also s… Continue reading Can an Android app with device management and microphone permissions spy in background secretly?

State Department debars ex-NSA cyber mercenaries who aided vast UAE surveillance operation

The former intelligence operatives worked in a hacking unit of the cybersecurity firm DarkMatter, which is known for developing spyware.

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European Spyware Vendor Intellexa Offering Android, iOS Device Exploits

By Deeba Ahmed
The proposal documents were leaked on a Russian hacking forum showing Intellexa is offering remote data extraction from Android and iOS devices in exchange for $8 million.
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TikTok’s In-App Browser Can Monitor Your Activity on External Websites

By Deeba Ahmed
Other iPhone apps using in-app browsers were also tested in the research but TikTok was the only app to monitor keystrokes.
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Will spyware maker NSO Group’s struggles reduce use of its eavesdropping tech? Critics doubt it.

The company announced layoffs and a reorganization on Sunday, but spyware researchers doubt that will reduce the use of its technology.

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