Security and spyware news

The malicious apps were programmed to perform background activities on iPhones in order to collect ad-generated profits. More

42 Google Play Store apps involved in the Ashas adware campaign were downloaded for over 8 million times. More

US senators urge National Intelligence to investigate TikTok over potential national security threats. More

A new strain of malware turns Windows Discord client into the information-stealing Trojan. More

Retina-X Studios violates the FTC Act and COPPAR by producing stalkerware apps PhoneSheriff, TeenShield, and MobileSpy. More

Russian hackers masqueraded as Iranian threat group OilRig by using its tools to perform spying attacks in 35 countries, says NSA and NCSC. More

A new set of tools from Emsisoft allows most of STOP ransomware victims to recover their data for free. More

After 10 years, Phorpiex botnet is still active. After being active for around 10 years, Phorpiex botnet has recently been delivering millions of sextortion messages to random users via email spam campaigns. More

Security researchers uncovered crypto-malware that affected over 50% of the systems of an unknown European airport. More

A malicious code with Monero cryptominers and backdoors is found hidden in WAV audio files. More

"Fraudulent Website Warning" function included in Safari reveals user's IP addresses to Chinese company Tencent. More

Global mailing and shipping company suffers from malware attack that encrypts systems and disrupts its work. More

White hat hacker battleck hacked into Muhstik ransomware-used servers and released almost 3,000 decryption keys to public. More

European Commission and the European Agency for Cybersecurity reports about potentially increased security risks due to 5G technology. More

Attackers use iTunes zero-day to bypass the detection of anti-virus software. More