Updated on 2022-12-22: SpyTrac spyware TechCrunch has linked the SpyTrac Android spyware apps to two companies, one called AztecLabs and the other named Support King. What makes this entire article extremely interesting is that the FTC banned Support King from running surveillance apps last year, in September 2021. Also, on a related note, this repo …
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Updated on 2022-12-04: Spyware maker Variston exploited Windows, browser zero-days Google’s threat hunters obtained a set of exploitation frameworks designed to target Chrome, Firefox and Windows Defender in order to plant spyware, which they say belongs to Barcelona-based commercial surveillance vendor Variston. The code obtained by Google contained clues (likely inadvertently) including a script that …
CyberScoop reports that the Biden administration intends to issue an Executive Order to prohibit the use of spyware that poses security risks to the US, and it’s shaping up nicely. Read more: White House expected to issue executive order reining in spyware The report is based on a letter that CyberScoop obtained that was sent …
Updated on 2022-11-11: Cyprus Parliament calls for investigation After the PEGA commission said in a report on Tuesday that Cyprus acted as a hub and central role for several commercial spyware operations, the Cyprus Parliament opened an inquiry into the matter. Read more: Report claims 3-4 companies produce spyware in Cyprus Overview: Spyware inquiry The …
In a press conference on Tuesday, PEGA, an EU committee set up to investigate the abusive use of spyware across Europe, presented the initial results of an extensive investigation it started back in April this year. While there have been reports of spyware abuse across several EU member states—which led to PEGA’s creation in the …
Updated on 2022-12-13: Intellexa raids in Greece Greek authorities have raided the homes of several individuals connected to Intellexa, a Greek-Cypriot conglomerate that’s behind the Predator spyware. According to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, the raids are related to suspicions the company might have exported its surveillance tool to two African countries without receiving an official …
Updated on 2022-12-01: Spain refuses to answer spyware questions Esperanza Casteleiro, the director of Spain’s main intelligence agency, declined to answer questions addressed by members of the European Parliament related to Spain’s repeated use of spyware and surveillance products against local political figures and Catalan pro-independence leaders. In a meeting of the EU’s PEGA committee …
