Chrome
Malicious CCleaner Installer Patches Chrome Security Extension to Deploy Browser Spyware
A counterfeit installer for the widely used PC-cleaning utility CCleaner is being used to compromise Windows systems and deploy a malicious Chrome extension dubbed GhostDesk.
CCleaner’s global popularity, with...
cyber security
Foreign Spyware Found on Phones of Top Russian Officials
Russian authorities have disclosed a suspected large-scale cyber espionage operation targeting the mobile devices of senior government officials, raising fresh concerns over advanced spyware...
cyber security
Kazuar Malware Becomes Modular Spyware for Secret Blizzard Ops
A major evolution in the Kazuar malware family, a long-standing cyber espionage tool linked to the Russian state-sponsored threat group Secret Blizzard, also known...
cyber security
Darkhub Hacking-for-Hire Portal Promotes Crypto Fraud and Spyware Services
A newly identified dark web platform, Darkhub, is advertising a wide range of hacking-for-hire services, including account compromise, surveillance, and financial manipulation.
The service,...
Android
GhostChat Spyware Targets Android Users Through WhatsApp, Steals Sensitive Data
A sneaky Android spyware called GhostChat, which tricks Pakistan-based users with romance scams via WhatsApp.
The malware grabs sensitive data like contacts, photos, and files...
cyber security
CISA Warns of Commercial Spyware Targeting Signal and WhatsApp Users
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert warning that multiple cyber threat actors are actively exploiting commercial spyware to...
Cyber Security News
Pre-Installed Spyware Found on Samsung Galaxy Devices and Cannot Be Removed
Samsung users across West Asia and North Africa are raising serious privacy concerns over AppCloud.
This pre-installed bloatware application collects sensitive personal data without...
cyber security
Italian Adviser Becomes Latest Target in Expanding Paragon Graphite Spyware Surveillance Case
An extract from "The Enemy Inside, the Paragon Case, Spies and Regime Methods in Giorgia Meloni's Italy" by Francesco Cancellato, published by Rizzoli on...
Android
New Android Spyware Targeting Users by Imitating Signal and ToTok Apps
ESET researchers have uncovered two sophisticated Android spyware campaigns that target users seeking secure communication platforms by impersonating popular messaging apps Signal and ToTok....
cyber security
Tracking New Entrants in Global Spyware Markets
Lurking in the murky depths of the global marketplace for offensive cyber capabilities sits a particularly dangerous instrument—spyware.
Spyware’s danger stems from its acute...
cyber security
Kenyan Filmmakers Targeted with FlexiSPY Spyware Tracking Messages and Social Media
The revelation that commercially available FlexiSPY spyware was clandestinely installed on devices belonging to Kenyan filmmakers while in police custody has ignited fresh concerns...