Google's Threat Analysis Group details two limited but highly targeted spyware campaigns using several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS, and Chrome
Two targeted spyware campaigns involving several zero-day exploits for Android, iOS and mobile versions of the Chrome browser were unmasked …
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Discussion
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@ryanaraine
Ryan Naraine
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New from Google: Details about two distinct campaigns we've recently discovered which used various 0-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome and were both limited and highly targeted https://blog.google/...
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@amnestytech
@amnestytech
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NEW 📢 Amnesty's Security Lab uncovers hacking campaign targeting Android users with zero-day exploits. Attack had all the hallmarks of an advanced spyware campaign by a commercial cyber-surveillance company sold to government hackers. 1/5 https://www.amnesty.org/...
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@chaosupdates
@chaosupdates
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Spyware crisis: Another sophisticated hacking campaign exposed - “merely a sticking plaster to a global spyware crisis” https://www.amnesty.org/... #Staatstrojaner
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@evacide
Eva
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Just in case you think the proliferation of spyware companies is strictly an Israeli problem, here is Variston, which is based on Spain. https://twitter.com/...
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@royalhansen
@royalhansen
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New @Google TAG blog highlights 2 campaigns that build on their work to track commercial spyware vendors. Proud of the important work done by @ShaneHuntley and the team to expose these vulnerabilities. https://blog.google/...
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@rondeibert
@rondeibert
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Another mercenary spyware vendor caught in the wild; Indicators shared with @Google's TAG, and patches rolled out... Great work @AmnestyTech @DonnchaC 👇 Amnesty International uncovers new hacking campaign linked to mercenary spyware company https://www.amnesty.org/...
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@maddiestone
Maddie Stone
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✨Amazing detection and analysis by @_clem1 and Google TAG on 2 different campaigns using 5 different 0-days and numerous n-days. Android, iOS, and Samsung devices were targeted https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
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@binitamshah
Binni Shah
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Google finds more Android, iOS zero-days used to install spyware : https://blog.google/... Ref : 1) https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/ ... 2 ) Pwning the all Google phone with a non-Google bug : https://github.blog/...
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@cyberscoopnews
@cyberscoopnews
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“Even smaller surveillance vendors have access to 0-days, and vendors stockpiling and using 0-day vulnerabilities in secret poses a severe risk to the Internet,” said @Google's Threat Analysis Group researchers. https://scoopmedia.co/3Zqin2I