For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate. Read more
Tech Crunch - Dec 27
CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies today to patch a critical Samsung vulnerability that has been exploited in zero-day attacks to deploy LandFall spyware on devices running WhatsApp. [...] Read more
Bleepingcomputer - Nov 10
A developer at Trenchant, a leading Western spyware and zero-day maker, was suspected of leaking company tools and fired. Weeks later, Apple notified him that his personal iPhone was targeted with spyware. Read more
Tech Crunch - Oct 21
Cyber experts and China watchers told the Mail that smart devices - from TVs and mobile phones to switches and doorbells - risk giving Beijing access to our own private secrets. Read more
Mail Online - Oct 16
The iPhone 17 offers advanced memory protection features that are set to cause headaches for spyware developers.Apple's new Memory Integrity Enforcement feature will present a problem for spyware vendors and developers.On Tuesday, Apple announced that the iPhone 17 range will ship with a new secu... Read more
Apple Insider - Sep 11
Buried in an ocean of flashy novelties announced by Apple this week, the tech giant also revealed new security technology for its latest iPhone 17 and iPhone Air devices. This new security technology was made specifically to fight against surveillance vendors and the types of vulnerabilities they... Read more
Tech Crunch - Sep 11
A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology. Read more
Wired - Sep 10
Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t working, and more. Read more
Wired - Sep 06
A new spyware campaign chained WhatsApp and a flaw in iOS 18.6 to expose users to a "zero-click" hack that required no interaction to compromise an iPhone.WhatsApp on an iPhoneMeta confirmed on August 29, 2025, that it had patched a flaw in its iOS and Mac apps. The flaw was tracked as CVE-2025-5... Read more
Apple Insider - Aug 29
