France, UK Seek Greater Regulation of Commercial Spyware   

France and the UK are calling for greater regulation of commercial surveillance software in the wake of recent Pegasus and Predator spyware scandals.
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Spyware in India

Apple has warned leaders of the opposition government in India that their phones are being spied on:

Multiple top leaders of India’s opposition parties and several journalists have received a notification from Apple, saying that “Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID ….”

AccessNow puts this in context:

For India to uphold fundamental rights, authorities must initiate an immediate independent inquiry, implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware, and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws. These latest warnings build on repeated instances of cyber intrusion and spyware usage, and highlights the surveillance impunity in India that continues to flourish despite the public outcry triggered by the …

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The outstanding stealth of Operation Triangulation

In this report Kaspersky shares insights into the validation components used in Operation Triangulation, TriangleDB implant post-compromise activity, as well as details of some additional modules. Continue reading The outstanding stealth of Operation Triangulation

Risk of spyware with proprietary firmware packages on Linux, even after removing them?

When I installed Debian 12 LXQt ISO with the graphical install, it installed many proprietary firmware packages that were not needed and without my consent.
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Android’s October 2023 Security Updates Patch Two Exploited Vulnerabilities

The October 2023 security update for Android patches two vulnerabilities exploited in attacks, both likely linked to spyware vendors.
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Mozilla Rushes to Fix Critical Vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird

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The vulnerability was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).
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