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Spyware is a type of malicious software -- or malware -- that is installed on a computing device without...Read More

UN special rapporteurs call for surveillance tech moratorium

By Sebastian Klovig Skelton 13 Aug 2021

In the wake of revelations about NSO Groups Pegasus spyware, a number of special rapporteurs from the United Nations are re-igniting calls for a global moratorium on the sale and transfer of surveillance ... Read More

France’s Macron among alleged Pegasus targets

By Alex Scroxton 21 Jul 2021

Data relating to devices used by French president Emmanuel Macron and the head of the World Health Organization, among others, has been uncovered in a dataset linked to government use of spyware Read More

Sophos: Remote ransomware attacks on SMBs increasing

By Alexander Culafi 12 Mar 2024

According to new research from Sophos, small businesses are seeing a rise in threats such as remotely executed ransomware attacks, malvertising, driver abuse and more. Read More

Malware vs. ransomware: What's the difference?

By Andy Patrizio 31 Aug 2023

Ransomware is a type of malware, or malicious software. While all ransomware is malware, not all malware is ransomware. Read More

NSA spyware found infecting tens of thousands worldwide

By Michael Heller 25 Apr 2017

A new security tool will let users scan their systems for the presence of NSA spyware found in the latest Equation Group leak, and tens of thousands are already infected. Read More

Kemba Walden: We need to secure open source software

By Rob Wright 10 Aug 2023

During her Black Hat USA 2023 keynote, the acting national cyber director said the White House wants to develop realistic policies to improve the security of open source software. Read More

Spyware targets North Korean dissidents via social links, says McAfee

By Warwick Ashford 11 Jan 2018

Researchers at security firm McAfee have confirmed that social networks are being used to target North Korean dissidents with spyware Read More

Browser companies patch critical zero-day vulnerability

By Arielle Waldman 13 Sep 2023

While attack details remain unknown, Chrome, Edge and Firefox users are being urged to update their browsers as an exploit for CVE-2023-4863 lurks in the wild. Read More

International spyware operation linked to NSA

By Warwick Ashford 17 Feb 2015

The US National Security Agency has reportedly hidden surveillance software in the hard drives of several top computer makers Read More

Chinese company caught preinstalling Android spyware on budget devices

By Michael Heller 17 Nov 2016

A Chinese company was found to be preinstalling Android spyware on budget smartphones and collecting phone call and messaging data without consent. Read More