How To Tell If Spyware Is Hiding On Your PC
Though things aren't as bad as they used to be, it's still possible to get spyware on your PC. You don't have to pay a professional to remove it, fortunately. Though.....»»
Pegasus Spyware Seller: Blame Our Customers Not Us For Hacking
The maker of powerful spy software allegedly used to hack the phones of innocent people says blaming the company is like "criticising a car manufacturer when a drunk driver crashes." From a report: NSO Group is facing international criticism, after r.....»»
Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request [U: Comment from Apple]
Apple on Friday removed the Fakespot app from the iOS App Store. Fakespot, which is a service for filtering and hiding fake product reviews on Amazon, launched its iOS app last month, but now, the app has been taken down following a request from Ama.....»»
You can check your iPhone for Pegasus spyware (unlikely as it is)
It’s extremely unlikely that your phone has been hacked using NSO software, but there is now a way to check your iPhone for Pegasus spyware – or, at least, some tell-tale signs. The spyware was used to target human rights activists, lawyers.....»»
France Investigates Report Morocco Had Macron"s Phone Hacked
France is looking into a news report that the phone of French President Emmanuel Macron may have been tapped on behalf of Morocco using spyware developed by Israel's NSO group, his office said Tuesday. From a report: A Moroccan surveillance agency at.....»»
Apple under pressure over iPhone security after NSO spyware claims
Apple urged to work with rivals after alleged surveillance of journalists, activists. Enlarge / Mobile devices can make people vulnerable to online piracy through privacy settings, Bydgoszcz, Poland, on August 7, 2016. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Nur.....»»
Edward Snowden Calls For Spyware Trade Ban Amid Pegasus Revelations
Governments must impose a global moratorium on the international spyware trade or face a world in which no mobile phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers, Edward Snowden has warned in the wake of revelations about the clients of NSO Group. The Gua.....»»
This tool tells you if NSO’s Pegasus spyware targeted your phone
Over the weekend, an international consortium of news outlets reported that several authoritarian governments — including Mexico, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates — used spyware developed by NSO Group to hack into the phones of thousands of t.....»»
“Clickless” exploits from Israeli firm hacked activists’ fully updated iPhones
NSO Group says its spyware targets only criminals and terrorists. Critics disagree. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Smartphones belonging to more than three dozen journalists, human rights activists, and business executives have been infected w.....»»
Despite the Hype, iPhone Security No Match For NSO Spyware
International investigation finds 23 Apple devices that were successfully hacked. From a report: The text delivered last month to the iPhone 11 of Claude Mangin, the French wife of a political activist jailed in Morocco, made no sound. It produced no.....»»
Mysterious Israeli Spyware Vendor"s Windows Zero-Days Caught in the Wild
Government hackers from several countries used spyware made by an Israeli company to target victims all over the world, according to new research by digital rights watchdog Citizen Lab and Microsoft. From a report: The spyware leveraged two unknown v.....»»
Daily Crunch: European Union demands $1B penalty from VW, BMW for hiding emissions
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day a.....»»
No, Open Source Audacity Audio Editor Is Not "Spyware"
Over the Fourth of July weekend, a number of news outlets, including Slashdot, ran stories warning that the free and open-source audio editor Audacity may now be classified as spyware due to recent updates to its privacy policy. Ars Technica's Jim Sa.....»»
No, open source Audacity audio editor is not “spyware”
The community's telemetry concerns were received and addressed two months ago. Enlarge / Familiar to many an at-home podcaster. (credit: Jim Salter) Over the fourth of July weekend, several open source news outlets began warning readers that t.....»»
Open Source Audio Editor Audacity Has Become "Spyware"
Anyone deciding to download the free and open-source audio editor Audacity is being warned that the software may now be classified as spyware due to recent updates to its privacy policy. From a report: Audacity has been around for over 21 years and c.....»»
A new ‘digital violence’ platform maps dozens of victims of NSO Group’s spyware
For the first time, researchers have mapped all the known targets, including journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, whose phones were hacked by Pegasus, a spyware developed by NSO Group. Forensic Architecture, an academic unit at Goldsmi.....»»
French Spyware Bosses Indicted For Their Role In the Torture of Dissidents
Senior executives at a French spyware firm have been indicted for the company's sale of surveillance software to authoritarian regimes in Libya and Egypt that resulted in the torture and disappearance of dissidents. MIT Technology Review reports: Whi.....»»
EU launches antitrust probe into Google banning third-party cookies in Chrome
EC says Google hiding user data from advertisers may violate competition rules. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The European Commission today said it has begun investigating Google for "possible anticompetitive conduct" in the marke.....»»
EU antitrust regulators launch probe into Google’s FLoC plan
EC says Google hiding user data from advertisers may violate competition rules. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The European Commission today said it has begun investigating Google for "possible anticompetitive conduct" in the marke.....»»
Economic crime is going uninvestigated as police hide behind the veil of Action Fraud
Fraud is going uninvestigated by police who are "hiding behind the veil" of the Action Fraud national crime reporting agency......»»
Is Apple"s App Store Teeming With Scams?
"Apple's tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams," argues a 3,000-word exposé in Sunday's Washington Post "Among the 1.8 million apps on the App Store, scams are hiding in plain sight. Customers for several VPN apps, which alleg.....»»