#Spyware
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #Spyware, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
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Apple Sends Mercenary Spyware Threat Notifications to Users in 99 Countries
Apple's latest threat notification wave reached targeted users in 99 countries, days before final Pall Mall Process talks on commercial hacking tools.
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Citizen Lab Exposes 'AdFection': Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Delivered Through Ordinary Ads
Citizen Lab traced zero-click Candiru spyware infections at Al Jazeera to a mercenary ad-tech pipeline it calls AdFection.
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AdFection: How Mercenary Spyware Invades Victims' Devices Through Targeted Advertising
Citizen Lab and Confiant expose AdFection: Israeli ad-tech firm Discover-Tech used real-time bidding to deliver zero-click Candiru spyware.
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Judge dismisses spyware case brought by Salvadoran journalists targeted with Pegasus
A federal judge dismissed El Faro journalists' Pegasus spyware suit against NSO Group for lack of California jurisdiction; Knight Institute plans to appeal.
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Apple Zero-Day Vulnerability Weaponized in Targeted Attacks
Apple confirms CVE-2026-86950 was used in a sophisticated spyware-style attack on specific targets; CISA set an Oct. 2 deadline for agencies.
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Poper Blocker: Chrome Web Store 'Ad Blocker' Caught Spying on Millions
A Chrome Web Store ad blocker with 2 million-plus users and a Google Featured badge secretly exfiltrates browsing history, screenshots, and AI chats.
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New Android Malware 'Mantax Otax' Encrypts Files, Steals Data, and Harasses Victims
Mantax Otax combines Android ransomware and spyware, adding screen-streaming, OTP theft, and coercive harassment overlays to force extortion payouts.
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Apple Sends New Threat Notification Alerts Over Mercenary Spyware Attacks
Apple warned iPhone users in 110 countries of mercenary spyware attacks. Enable Lockdown Mode and update iOS immediately if you receive an alert.
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European Parliament Member Investigating Spyware Was Hacked With Pegasus
A Citizen Lab report reveals that former MEP Stelios Kouloglou — a substitute member of the EU's PEGA committee probing Pegasus spyware abuses — had his...
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Fake Perplexity Extension on Chrome Web Store Tracked Searches and Harvested Browsing Data
A malicious extension masquerading as the Perplexity AI answer engine was discovered on the Chrome Web Store, intercepting search traffic and collecting...
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Bulgaria Allowed Surveillance Tech Firm to Sell Products to Repressive Regimes, Report Says
Human Rights Watch obtained Bulgarian export licensing records showing the government approved surveillance firm Circles' technology sales to law...
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DarkSword GitHub Leak Threatens to Turn Elite iPhone
Researchers say the GitHub leak of the DarkSword iOS exploit chain — six chained vulnerabilities targeting iOS 18.4 through 18.7 — threatens to...
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Google: 90 Zero-Days Exploited in 2025 — Enterprise Tech
Google's Threat Intelligence Group tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in 2025, with enterprise software and appliances accounting for...
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ZeroDayRAT Mobile Spyware Enables Total Surveillance of iOS
A new mobile spyware platform called ZeroDayRAT supports Android 5-16 and iOS up to version 26, providing real-time camera streaming, keylogging, 2FA...
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Apple Patches Actively Exploited iOS Zero-Day Used in Targeted Attacks
Apple has patched CVE-2026-20700, a memory corruption vulnerability in dyld used in 'extremely sophisticated' targeted attacks. Discovered by Google TAG,...