Sunday, March 26, 2023

spyware

Google warns high-profile Android victims of spyware ‘Hermit’

New Delhi: Google has found strong evidence that enterprise-grade Android spyware called 'Hermit' is being used via SMS messages to target high-profile Android users. The tech giant has warned all Android victims and implemented changes in Google Play Protect. Cyber-security researchers...

Forget Pegasus, new spyware ‘Hermit’ now being used by govts

New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have unearthed a new enterprise-grade Android spyware called 'Hermit' that is being used by the governments via SMS messages to target high-profile people like business executives, human rights activists, journalists, academics and government officials. The team...

Israel police used spyware on Netanyahu’s son, aides: Report

Israeli police allegedly used spyware on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and members of his inner circle, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday. Calcalist has published a series of recent reports alleging that police used sophisticated...

Finnish diplomats’ mobile devices hacked with spyware

The mobile devices of Finnish diplomats working abroad have been hacked with the use of sophisticated spyware, Finland’s government said Friday, and the Nordic country’s spy chief said a “state actor” was likely to blame.The Finnish Foreign Ministry said...