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Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Tied to WhatsApp Attack Chain
A graphics-processing flaw in iOS and macOS is being used in what Apple calls an 'extremely sophisticated' targeted attack. CISA gave US federal agencies three days to fix it.
Mantax Otax: The Android Malware That Locks Your Files, Then Screams At You Until You Pay
Indonesian operators are pushing an unusual Android malware that combines file-locking ransomware with spyware, screen recording and jumpscare harassment tactics designed to bully victims into paying.
Iran's Spy Malware Runs on Telegram, Western Agencies Warn
US, UK and Dutch cyber agencies say Iranian intelligence uses a Windows tool controlled through Telegram to watch dissidents and activists abroad.
US, UK and Dutch Agencies Reveal Iranian Surveillance Tool That Hides Inside Telegram
A joint government report names 'Chosen Brick', a spying program linked to Iranian operators that uses Telegram to receive stolen data and issue commands.
Pegasus Spyware Hit a Serbian Student Activist's iPhone Through a Silent iMessage Attack
Citizen Lab says a zero-click exploit planted NSO Group's Pegasus on the phone of a member of Serbia's student protest movement, with no tap or click required.
Three Banking Trojans Are Quietly Draining Accounts Across Two Continents
Manic, Grandoreiro, and ToxicPanda 2.0 are targeting bank customers in Latin America and Europe. Here is what each one does and what ordinary people should watch for.
Manic Android malware hops between infected phones to steal Ukrainian banking data
Researchers at ThreatFabric say the spyware, active since February, targets 169 apps and can relay stolen data through nearby infected devices over Wi-Fi Direct or Bluetooth when the internet is unavailable.
Two iPhone Exploit Tools Once Owned by Governments Are Now in the Hands of Ordinary Criminals
Coruna and DarkSword, sophisticated iPhone attack kits that began as nation-state spy tools, are spreading fast. Security researchers have found roughly 17,000 websites hosting them, and criminals are already making them worse.
Moroccan Intelligence Insider Blows Whistle on Years of Pegasus Spyware Targeting
A former spy describes how Morocco reportedly used phone-hacking software since 2017 to surveil journalists, human rights workers, and foreign politicians, including cabinet ministers in Spain and officials in France.
This Week's Cyber Mess: Fake Repos, Chrome Sync Stalking and a Ransomware Crew That Moves in a Day
A roundup of the week's smaller stories that share one uncomfortable theme: attacks that succeed because something looked close enough to trust.
A Spyware Investigator Got Spied On: Pegasus Hit an EU Lawmaker Probing Pegasus
Forensic analysis of Stelios Kouloglou's phone shows repeated Pegasus infections while he sat on the European Parliament's own spyware inquiry.
Asin Android Spyware Surfaces in Arabic-Language Lures, ESET Says
ESET ties early-2025 campaigns to decoy sites posing as utilities, war-tracking tools and a fake government news portal.