Government hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple’s iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup, according to Google. On Tuesday, ...

In November 2022, Google revealed the existence of a then-unknown spyware vendor called Variston. Now, Google researchers say they have seen hackers use Variston’s tools in the United Arab Emirates.

Apple's HomeKit is under scrutiny, as Serbian authorities are suspected of exploiting it to install Pegasus spyware without any user interaction at all. Reported by Amnesty International, at the ...

At least 50 US government officials are suspected or confirmed to have been targeted by invasive commercial spyware designed to hack mobile phones, a senior US administration official told reporters ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Treasury Department sanctioned five people tied to a major global commercial spyware distribution market, on grounds that they ...

The big picture: The proliferation of commercial spyware tools created a lucrative global market for individuals and organizations developing software for surveillance and data theft. These are ...

Some of the most criticized names in the secretive business of selling high-end surveillance tools to government spies have continued to thrive despite international efforts to regulate the market, ...

Tired of spyware, adware and other slimeware that sneaks onto your computer, snoops while you surf the Web, steals personal information, hijacks your Web browser and slows your PC to a crawl? You ...

FILE- A person types on a laptop keyboard in North Andover, Mass, June 19, 2017. The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights ...

Microsoft Thursday released a free trial copy of anti-spyware software it purchased last month, marking the company’s entry into the fast-growing market for products that block surreptitious snooping ...

The sooner the anti-spyware community can figure out how best to collaborate in its fight against the common enemy, the better off enterprise buyers will be. It remains to be seen, however, if the ...

Three new mobile-only surveillance tools developed and used by state-sponsored organizations have been discovered by mobile security provider Lookout. These new tools include BoneSpy and PlainGnome ...