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Spyware Vendor Variston Exploited Chrome, Firefox and Windows 0-days
A Barcelona-based company, a spyware vendor named Variston IT, is exploiting flaws under the guise of a custom cybersecurity solutions provider.
Bahamut Using Fake VPN Apps to Steal Android User Credentials
Researchers believe that the attack is ongoing, in which hackers are using malicious versions of SoftVPN, SecureVPN, and OpenVPN software.
SandStrike Spyware Infecting Android Devices through VPN Apps
The spyware is delivered through a malicious VPN app, and the preferred targets of attackers are Persian-speaking Baháʼí Faith practitioners.
Smartphones of Iran’s protest detainees targeted with spyware
The malware has been identified as I3mon, which can perform all kinds of spying operations.
Iranian Hackers Spreading RatMilad Android Spyware Disguised as VPN App
RatMilad can perform a wide range of malicious actions including file manipulation, audio recording, and application permission modification.
European Spyware Vendor Offering Android and iOS Device Exploits
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.
TikTok’s In-App Browser Can Monitor Your Activity on External Websites
Other iPhone apps using in-app browsers were also tested in the research but TikTok was the only app to monitor keystrokes.
Hackers Using SHARPEXT Browser Malware to Spy on Gmail and Aol Users
Researchers have warned users of Gmail on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browser of a new email spying…
Israeli Spyware Vendor Uses Chrome 0day to Target Journalists
The spyware vendor Candiru used the Chrome zero-day in March 2022 to target journalists and other unsuspected victims…
iPhones of Activists in Thailand Hacked by Israeli Pegasus Spyware
According to Thailand’s legal rights watchdog iLaw, the Pegasus spyware was used during street protests in 2020-2021, where Thai…