Spyware For Mobile Phones

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  Google to Fix Security Vulnerability on Pixel Phones That Could Allow Remote Access or Control: Report

  Google Pixel phones shipped since 2017 included an application with a security vulnerability that could be used by attackers to inject malicious code or run spyware on Pixel phones, according to security firm. The Showcase app, which was found on Pixel smartphones sold globally, will soon be removed by the company in the coming days.

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  Hackers Bypass Apple's Checks to Deliver Malicious Keyboards Used to Spy on Users: Report

  iPhone can reportedly be targeted by third-party keyboards created by hackers to bypass Apple's stringent security checks and spy on user activity. These third-party keyboards are installed via Apple's TestFlight platform to discreetly spy on a user and collect their sent messages, passwords, browsing history, bank credentials, and any other text e...

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  iPhone Lockdown Mode: Proof of Concept Website Can Detect if It is Enabled on Your Phone

  iPhone Lockdown Mode, if enabled, can be detected by a proof of concept website. The optional but extreme feature has been developed by Apple to protect the privacy of journalists, politicians, and for human rights advocates.

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  Pegasus Spyware Used to Target Former Polish Officials, Rights Watchdog Claims

  Former officials in Poland were victims of attempted phone hacking with Israeli firm NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to Amnesty International. The rights watchdog worked with Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza daily to identify the alleged victims — former deputy treasury ministers Pawel Tamborski and Rafal Baniak, as well as some advisers in the ...

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  Spain's Prime Minister, Defence Minister's Phones Infected By Pegasus

  Spanish authorities have detected "Pegasus" spyware in the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles, the government minister for the presidency, Felix Bolanos, said on Monday.

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  Supreme Court To Hear Batch Of Pleas On Pegasus Row Today

  It is alleged that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on the list of potential targets for surveillance using Pegasus spyware.

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  Want to Thwart Hackers From Stealing Information From Your Phone? Just Restart It, Says US Senator

  At a time of widespread digital insecurity, it turns out that the oldest and simplest computer fix there is — turning a device off then back on again — can thwart hackers from stealing information from smartphones.

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  Morocco Files Defamation Suit Against Amnesty, French NGO Over Pegasus

  Morocco has filed defamation claims against Amnesty International and a French NGO who claim its intelligence services used the Pegasus mobile phone spyware against dozens of French journalists, lawyers for the government said Thursday.

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  Pegasus Spyware Potentially Targeted French President Emmanuel Macron’s Phone on Behalf of Morocco: Report

  The phone of French President Emmanuel Macron was on a list of potential targets for potential surveillance on behalf of Morocco in the Pegasus spyware case, French daily Le Monde reported.

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  Pegasus Spyware Signs Can Be Detected on Your Phone Using This Dedicated Tool

  Researchers at Amnesty International have developed a tool to let you identify whether NSO’s Pegasus spyware has targeted your iPhone or Android phone. It, however, currently requires some basic command line knowledge.

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  Prashant Kishor Phone Hacked In Sync With Bengal Election: Pegasus Report

  Election strategist Prashant Kishor was today revealed to be among the hundreds of names in India targeted by Israeli spyware 'Pegasus' for alleged surveillance through infected mobile phones.

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  Chinese Firm Installed Back Door on Thousands of Smartphones; Says It Was a Mistake

  Security firm Kryptowire has uncovered a back door in hundreds of thousands of smartphones that was collecting and transmitting personal information.