- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 29th, 2016
FinFisher Spyware Found in Sydney Data Center Linked Back to Indonesian Govt
The server was rerouting FinFisher traffic back to Indonesia
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 26th, 2016
This Malicious Chrome Extension Is the Most Annoying Thing You'll See All Week
Chrome extension pesters you to install it and then spies on your browsing history, sending it to a remote server
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 19th, 2016
New Trojan Spies on Linux Users by Taking Screenshots and Recording Audio
Only the screengrab function is active in the first version
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 11th, 2016
Smartwatches Can Be Used to Spy on Your Card's PIN Code
Wearable devices can be used as motion-based keyloggers
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 21st, 2015
Cybercrime Group Uses Christmas-Themed Apps to Spy On Targets
Group develops and employs both desktop and mobile spyware
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 12th, 2015
Latentbot Is the Next Step in Evolution for Stealthy Backdoors
Backdoor bot manages to remain hidden for two years
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 9th, 2015
South American Cyber-Espionage Group Threatens Security Researchers Analyzing Their Trail
Group targeted politicians, journalists, and dissidents
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 24th, 2015
Spyware Infects US - Southeast Asia Summit Website
C&C server was hosted on an Hong Kong IP address
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 16th, 2015
Tracking Scripts Used by State-Sponsored Group to Spy on Government Officials
Cyber-tracking taken to a whole new level
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 10th, 2015
Egyptian Hacker Creates KillerRat Spying Tool Out of the Ashes of njRAT
New KillerRat RAT gives attackers full control over victims
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 31st, 2015
Hacking Team Is Back, Now Selling New Encryption Cracking Tools
Hacking Team announces its comeback with new tools
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 28th, 2015
Regin Spyware Found on Merkel Assistant's Laptop
The spyware has connections to the NSA's spying tools
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 24th, 2015
Download Manager (S3) Firefox Add-On Spies on Users UPDATE
Firefox Download Manager (S3) add-on captures the entire source code of Web pages and uploads them to a remote server
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 18th, 2015
FinFisher Spyware Becomes More Popular Among Government Agencies
The number of countries deploying it grows to 32
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 1st, 2015
FBI Uses Spyware to Catch Tor-Based Child Pornography Suspect
They call it NIT, everyone else calls it spyware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 25th, 2015
Over 2,000 WordPress Sites Are Infecting Users with Spyware
Researchers track down the C&C server to a Latvian VPS
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 25th, 2015
Lenovo Laptops and Computers Come with Pre-Installed Spyware
Lenovo collects data on its users' daily activities