Apple Issues Emergency Fix for NSO Zero-Click Zero Day
Citizen Lab urges Apple users to update immediately. The new zero-click zero-day ForcedEntry flaw affects all things Apple: iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches.
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BladeHawk Attackers Target Kurds with Android Apps
Pro-Kurd Facebook profiles deliver ‘888 RAT’ and ‘SpyNote’ trojans, masked as legitimate apps, to perform mobile espionage.
Read moreProtonMail Forced to Log IP Address of French Activist
The privacy-touting, end-to-end encrypted email provider erased its site’s “we don’t log your IP” boast after France sicced Swiss cops on it.
Read moreSpyFone & CEO Banned From Stalkerware Biz
The FTC’s first spyware ban nixes a company whose “slipshod” security practices led to exposure of thousands of victims’ illegally collected personal data.
Read moreGoogle Play Sign-Ins Allow Covert Location-Tracking
A design flaw involving Google Timeline could allow someone to track another device without installing a stalkerware app.
Read moreDigital State IDs Start Rollouts Despite Privacy Concerns
Eight states are introducing drivers licenses and identification cards available for use on Apple iPhones and Watches, but critics warn about the dangers of eliminating the use of a paper-based system entirely.
Read moreComcast RF Attack Leveraged Remotes for Surveillance
IoT vulnerabilities turned the remote into a listening device, researchers found, which impacted 18 million Xfinity customers.
Read moreArmy Testing Facial Recognition in Child-Care Centers
Army looking for AI to layer over daycare CCTV to boost ‘family quality of life.’
Read moreCalifornia Man Hacked iCloud Accounts to Steal Nude Photos
Hao Kou Chi pleaded guilty to four felonies in a hacker-for-hire scam that used socially engineered emails to trick people out of their credentials.
Read moreTerrorist Watchlist Exposed Online with Nearly 1.9M Records
A researcher discovered a data cache from the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center left online without a password or authentication requirement.
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