Google details three campaigns using Predator spyware built by North Macedonian developer Cytrox which exploited five Android vulnerabilities discovered in 2021
New research from Google's Threat Analysis Group outlines the risks Android users face from the surveillance-for-hire industry. Source: The Keyword .
“TAG says it currently tracks more than 30 surveillance-for-hire vendors that have ranging levels of public presence and offer an array of exploits and surveillance tools.” #ethics #internet #cybersec #privacy #business #gov https://twitter.com/...
More TAG research from @_clem1 & @0xbadcafe1 Campaigns targeting Android users with five 0-day vulnerabilities. We assess the exploits were packaged by a single commercial surveillance company, Cytrox, and sold to different govt-backed actors. https://blog.google/...
On #press_freedom in #Greece once again. Now Google exposes the Greek government for its use of invasive surveillance software, #PREDATOR, confirming previous reports that journalists in the country (like @nasoskook) have been targetted/monitored with it. https://blog.google/... …
Google TAG has linked five zero-day exploits (four in Chrome and one in Android) to hacker-for-hire company Cytrox https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
“The commercial spyware industry has given governments that don't have the funds or expertise to develop their own hacking tools access to an expansive array of products and surveillance services”: https://www.wired.com/... #ethics #internet #privacy #cybersec