Powerful #Android and #iOS Spyware — Pegasus — Found Deployed by 36 Operators in 45 Countries



https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/android-ios-hacking-tool.html



"At least 6 countries with significant #Pegasus operations have previously been linked to abusive use of #spyware to target civil society," researchers said.

Apple releases iOS 12.2 to patch some pretty serious #security vulnerabilities in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch 6th generation devices

Majority of flaws patched this month reside in #WebKit, which may allow malicious sites to execute arbitrary code, bypass sandbox restrictions, or launch universal XSS attacks

One of the WebKit flaws (CVE-2019-6222) could allow malicious sites to access microphone of your #iOS device, without the "microphone-in-use" indicator being shown.

Apple also patches another critical flaw (CVE-2019-8553) in iOS that can be exploited by just convincing victims into clicking a malicious SMS link, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/ios-update-iphone-security.html

'Exodus' Surveillance #Malware Found Targeting #iOS Users Using Apple's Enterprise Developer Program

https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/exodus-ios-malware.html

CryptoRom crypto scammers trick unsuspecting victims into installing fake apps by exploiting legitimate #iOS features like TestFlight and Web Clips.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/cryptorom-crypto-scam-abusing-iphone.html

Chinese-speaking, technically sophisticated, "SeaFlower" threat actors are targeting cryptocurrency users with backdoored versions of Web3 wallets for Android and #iOS devices in an effort to steal their funds.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2022/06/chinese-hackers-distribute-backdoored.html