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spyware

40 articles

  • Industrial Cybersecurity

PseudoManuscrypt’s nonstandard industrial attack

A cyberattack has affected an unexpectedly large number of industrial systems.

  • Enoch Root

  • December 17, 2021

FinSpy (aka FinFisher) spyware infiltrates Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS devices, spying on users.
  • SAS

FinSpy: the ultimate spying tool

FinSpy spyware targets Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux users. Here’s what it can do and how to stay protected.

  • Julia Glazova

  • October 8, 2021

  • email

E-mail with a malicious link

Spam and phishing e-mails are not the only threats you might find in your mailbox. Cybercriminals are still using good old links to malware.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • August 2, 2021

Using legal spyware can lead to violence. We explain how the stalkerware market changed in 2020 and how to guard against such apps
  • stalkerware

Stalkerware in 2020 is still a burning issue

Stalkerware activity dropped off during the pandemic, but it’s picking up again. How to deal with the threat.

  • Julia Glazova

  • March 19, 2021

hree methods to find out if spyware or stalkerware apps are lurking on your smartphone
  • TinyCheck

Three ways to unmask a mobile spy

Three ways to find a surveillance apps on your smartphone.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • December 14, 2020

During a cyberattack in Hong Kong, LightSpy spyware infected the iPhones of people visiting counterfeit news sites.
  • iOS

LightSpy spyware targets iPhone users in Hong Kong

During a cyberattack in Hong Kong, LightSpy spyware infected the iPhones of people visiting counterfeit news sites.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • March 27, 2020

How paranoid employers and jealous partners can spy on you, and why chip bags are best left to movie heroes.
  • tracking

How to keep spies off your phone — in real life, not the movies

How paranoid employers and jealous partners can spy on you, and why chip bags are best left to movie heroes.

  • Sergey Golubev

  • December 19, 2019

  • stalkerware

The stalkerware problem, and its solution

Why stalkerware is a problem not only for targets, but also for security vendors – and what we’re doing to fix it.

  • Alex Perekalin

  • November 19, 2019

  • iOS

A malicious website can infect my iPhone. Fact or fiction?

Some say you can get malware on your iPhone simply by visiting a dangerous Web page. We examine the rumor to get at the truth.

  • Sergey Golubev

  • September 4, 2019

FinSpy/FinFisher is legal spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • spyware

FinSpy — commercial spyware

FinSpy is spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux that is sold legally. What it can do and how to defend yourself.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • July 11, 2019

Why you should update WhatsApp right away
  • WhatsApp

One call on WhatsApp is enough to establish surveillance

A newly discovered vulnerability allows hackers to eavesdrop on WhatsApp users, read their chats, and install spyware just by calling them. Update the app now!

  • Alex Perekalin

  • May 14, 2019

EXE files can pose a risk not only in Windows, but in macOS too
  • macOS

An EXE infection for your Mac

Everyone knows that EXE files can be dangerous for computers running Windows. But it turns out that EXE files can infect macOS too.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • April 5, 2019

  • privacy

What’s wrong with “legal” commercial spyware

Commercial spying apps — stalkerware — are not malware in the proper sense of the term, but it’s better to avoid using them anyway.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • April 3, 2019

  • threats

Mobile beasts and where to find them — part three

Let’s talk about mobile malware that can empty your bank account or spy on you.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • September 21, 2018

Pegasus: The ultimate spyware for iOS and Android
  • SAS

Pegasus: The ultimate spyware for iOS and Android

The most sophisticated attack ever seen on any endpoint, this modular spyware lurks on Android and iOS.

  • John Snow

  • April 11, 2017

  • spyware

EyePyramid: happy-go-lucky malware

A story of two amateurs who were able to spy on Italian officials for years without getting caught.

  • John Snow

  • January 13, 2017

  • Cyberwar

Stuxnet: Victims Zero

The first five victims of Stuxnet were deliberately selected by the attackers and allowed to execute an attack on the uranium enrichment plant in Netenz.

  • Marvin the Robot

  • November 18, 2014

  • blackshades

Stop Webcam Snoopers Cold

If you think that threat isn’t real, ask Miss Teen USA 2013, whose webcam was hacked into and used to take nude photos of her.

  • Aaron Stern

  • July 15, 2014

  • Android

Is Your iPhone Already Hacked?

There were long time rumors about iPhone malware used to spy on smartphone owners, but now it’s official ―Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered a real life sample of this Trojan.

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • June 24, 2014

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