UK Spy Chief Warns Russia Looking for Cyber Targets
A U.K. intelligence chief warned that the Kremlin is hunting for cyber targets and bringing in mercenaries to shore up its stalled military campaign...
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The IT department was asked to spy on co-workers. It didn’t go well
IT? Or MI5? Image: Shutterstock The more we’ve come to rely on technology, the more we’ve lurched toward surveillance. In one sense, it’s all...
How to tell if someone is using your iPhone to spy on you (and how to put a stop to it)
Smartphones like the iPhone are home to so much information. Texts, emails, financial, medical. Then on top of that, smartphones can be used to...
Hackers Exploited 0-Day Vulnerability in Zimbra Email Platform to Spy on Users
A threat actor, likely Chinese in origin, is actively attempting to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the Zimbra open-source email platform as part of...
Hackers Exploited MSHTML Flaw to Spy on Government and Defense Targets
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday took the wraps off a multi-stage espionage campaign targeting high-ranking government officials overseeing national security policy and individuals in the...
NoReboot attack fakes iOS phone shutdown to spy on you
A new technique that fakes iPhone shutdowns to perform surveillance has been published by researchers. Dubbed “NoReboot,” ZecOps’ proof-of-concept (PoC) attack is described as...
New Trick Could Let Malware Fake iPhone Shutdown to Spy on Users Secretly
Researchers have disclosed a novel technique by which malware on iOS can achieve persistence on an infected device by faking its shutdown process, making...
Meta Targets ‘Cyber Mercenaries’ Using Facebook to Spy
Facebook parent Meta announced Thursday the shutdown of some 1,500 accounts tied to “cyber mercenary” companies accused of spying on activists, dissidents and journalists...
Spy chief’s warning: Our foes are now ‘pouring money’ into quantum computing and AI
The rise of technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing is changing the world — and intelligence services must adapt in order to...
Hackers Using Microsoft MSHTML Flaw to Spy on Targeted PCs with Malware
A new Iranian threat actor has been discovered exploiting a now-addressed critical flaw in the Microsoft Windows MSHTML platform to target Farsi-speaking victims with...