Apple and Google Warn of State-Sponsored Spyware Attacks

Apple, Google send new round of cyber threat notifications to users around world

Apple and Google have sent a new round of cyber threat notifications to users around the world, the companies said this week, announcing their latest effort to insulate customers against surveillance threats.

Intellexa’s Prolific Zero-Day Exploits Continue

Commercial surveillance vendor Intellexa continues to thrive and exploit mobile zero-day vulnerabilities.

Apple’s cyber threat warning issued to users in over 80 countries: Here’s all you need to know

Apple’s official statement provided minimal details about the specifics of the alleged hacking activity, including the number of users affected or the specific actors thought to be responsible for the surveillance attempts.

Apple, Google Alert Users to Global Spyware Hacking Campaigns

The company did not say how many people were affected or who was suspected, but said that 'to date we have notified users in over 150 countries in total.'

Intellexa remotely accessed Predator spyware customer systems, investigation finds

Leaked training videos suggest that Intellexa retained the ability to remotely access the systems of customers who had used its Predator spyware, raising questions about human rights safeguards, according to an investigation published Thursday. That was just one finding from a series of separate but overlapping probes released over the past 24 hours. The training video revelations came via a joint investigation by Inside Story, Haaretz and WAV R…

'Intellexa Leaks' Reveal Wider Reach of Predator Spyware

“This investigation provides one of the clearest and most damning views yet into Intellexa’s internal operations and technology," said Amnesty International Security Lab technologist Jurre van Bergen.