Consumer & Gadgets
Smartphone spyware apps that allow people to spy on each other are not only hard to notice and detect, they also will easily leak the sensitive personal information they collect, says a team of computer scientists from New ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Internet
Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of targeted phones without any user interaction.
May 14, 2019
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Security
European companies sold powerful spyware to authoritarian regimes which have used it against dissenters, a group of investigative media said Thursday.
Oct 5, 2023
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Internet
Each day, you leave digital traces of what you did, where you went, who you communicated with, what you bought, what you're thinking of buying, and much more. This mass of data serves as a library of clues for personalized ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Security
New Israeli-made spyware resembling the notorious Pegasus program has been used to target journalists and opposition politicians in several countries, a Canadian watchdog said Tuesday.
Apr 11, 2023
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Business
The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Business
Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices.
Aug 19, 2022
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Software
Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware.
Jul 6, 2022
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Security
An Italy-based firm's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Google said Thursday, casting a light on a "flourishing" spyware industry.
Jun 24, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Researchers at Cornell Tech have created a new approach to helping survivors of domestic abuse stop assailants from hacking into their devices and social media to surveil, harass and hurt them.
Feb 24, 2022
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