Spyware

NSO Group 'will no longer be responding to inquiries' about misuse of its software

Denies everything, as governments open probes into the company and its wares

Security22 Jul 2021 | 52

Amnesty International and French media protection org claim massive misuse of NSO spyware

Heads of State, academics, diplomats, journalists, and others targeted, iPhones vulnerable

Security19 Jul 2021 | 30

Europe clamps down on cybersurveillance exports, pushes human rights focus

No selling to evil folks albeit with a few big loopholes for some

Security11 Nov 2020 | 7

Multi-part Android spyware lurked on Google Play Store for 4 years, posing as a bunch of legit-looking apps

Mandrake handlers could snoop on whatever victim did with their phone

Security14 May 2020 | 33

From Instagram to insta-banned: Facebook wipes NSO Group workers' personal profiles amid WhatsApp hack rap

Updated Go Zuck yourself, fam

Security30 Oct 2019 | 28

Egyptian government caught tracking opponents and activists through phone apps

Intelligence services developed system, says security outfit

Security04 Oct 2019 | 16

Sanctions-hit Russian developers fingered for crafting 'Monokle' Android snoopware

Group connected to election meddling now selling spy tools

Security24 Jul 2019 | 9

Fresh stalkerware crop pops up on Google's Android Play Store, swiftly yanked offline

130,000 have already downloaded creepware

Security18 Jul 2019 | 22

Dodgy-govt fave FinSpy snoopware is back and badder than ever for Android and iOS kit

Dictators, er, er, freedom-loving leaders' spyware choice gets upgrade, claims Kaspersky

Security11 Jul 2019 | 15

We are shocked to learn oppressive authoritarian surveillance state China injects spyware into foreigners' smartphones

Border cops accused of loading tourists' mobiles up with snoop app in Muslim area

Security02 Jul 2019 | 80

Chinese hackers poke the Bayer, but German giant says it withstood attack

Pharmaceutical brand says no data lost in Winnti outbreak

Security04 Apr 2019 | 13

Asus: Yo dawg, we hear a million of you got pwned by a software update. So we got you an update for the update

PC maker emits legit version of its driver, BIOS upgrade util after supply chain hijack

Security26 Mar 2019 | 24

Stop us if you're getting deja-vu: Uber used spyware to nobble dial-a-ride rival, this time Down Under, allegedly

Aussie media claims Silicon Valley giant used surveillance tool to torpedo competitor

Personal Tech21 Mar 2019 | 14

Virus screener goes down, Intel patches more chips, Pegasus government spying code spreads across globe

Roundup Plus: Gov pay sites take a dive, and more

Security22 Sep 2018 | 15

Bogus Mobile Device Management system used to hack iPhones in India

Baker's dozen pwned by tricksy attack

Security13 Jul 2018 | 2

Researchers claim ISPs are 'complicit' in latest FinSpy snooping rounds

Dictators' favourite spyware is working at the top, says report

Security21 Sep 2017 | 22

FBI probing Uber over use of 'Hell' spyware to track rival biz Lyft

Beleaguered company says it's 'cooperating' with investigation

Legal08 Sep 2017 | 18

Callisto Group snoopers wreak havoc with leaked HackingTeam spyware

Surveillance firm's toolset goes rogue in hands of cyberspooks

Security13 Apr 2017 | 8

Mystery deepens over Android spyware targeting Israeli soldiers

'Unlikely Hamas is responsible' – researchers

Security17 Feb 2017 | 22

Macs don't get viruses? Hahaha, ha... seriously though, that Word doc could be malware

Files spotted using Python code to infect Apple machines

Security09 Feb 2017 | 51

More Androids carry phone-home firmware

Backdoor slipped into phones sold outside China doesn't even hide itself successfully

Security20 Nov 2016 | 12

Monitoring software dev ordered to face wiretapping suit

WebWatcher goes from chat logs to court logs

Legal17 Aug 2016 | 5

It should be a crime to install spyware on phones, thunders Plaid Cymru MP

But anti-harassment plans will worry photogs and parodies

Legal10 May 2016 | 28

Things we should regulate: Spyware cowboys – EU Data Protection Supervisor

It's a privacy issue

Security17 Dec 2015 | 5

Webcam spyware voyeur sentenced to community service

Nabbed in operation targeting 'low-skilled' crooks

Security08 Oct 2015 | 24

Saudi Arabia: They liked Hacking Team so much they tried to buy the company

Might be nice to avoid new spy tech export laws

Security28 Sep 2015 | 13

Screenshot malware targeted innocent online poker players

All in with Odlanor

Security18 Sep 2015 | 10

Associated Press sues FBI for impersonating its site to install spyware

Meanwhile, the EFF learns: in Russia, government malware pwns you!

Legal28 Aug 2015 | 22

Security tool bod's hell: People think I wrote code for Hacking Team!

Now he wishes there was an anti-snoop clause in the GPL

Software22 Jul 2015 | 36

Hark, the Hacking Team angels sing, it’s not us who’ve actually sinned

Even that Sudan stuff wasn’t actually a weapon

Security22 Jul 2015 | 21

Spyware-spewing Wi-Fi drone found on Hacking Team, Boeing's to-do list

Air-to-surface malware missiles

Security20 Jul 2015 | 19

Hacking Team spyware rootkit: Even a new HARD DRIVE wouldn't get rid of it

No amount of scrubbing could shift UEFI BIOS nasty

Security14 Jul 2015 | 50

Hacking Team: Oh great, good job, guys ... now the TERRORISTS have our zero-day exploits

Good thing Adobe's patched one of them

Security08 Jul 2015 | 34

Security world chuckles at Hacking Team’s 'virus torrent' squeals

Pull the other one, security pros implore eggfaced biz

Security06 Jul 2015 | 53

South Korea mandates spyware installation on teenagers' smartphones

In North Korea they just add an extra can in the middle of the string

Security19 May 2015 | 59

Android tool catches apps silently pumping hundreds of ad, tracking servers red-handed

Some fire off 2,000 HTTP requests in a few minutes

Security05 May 2015 | 20

FinFisher, the spyware loved by cruel dictators, stomps all over human rights, says UK govt

Bahraini sales were dodgy, please don't do it again

Legal26 Feb 2015 | 13

Lenovo CTO: Hey, look around – we're not the only ones with a crapware infection

Friday is D-Day for PC lobber to regain trust

Channel25 Feb 2015 | 46

So long, Lenovo, and no thanks for all the super-creepy Superfish

+Comment Laptop biz CTO says there's no security risk – which is why it's labelled it 'severe'

Security20 Feb 2015 | 152

Kaspersky: That 2 years we took to warn you about Regin ? We had good reason

Security community: We only saw fragments...

Security05 Dec 2014 | 29

Author fined $500k in first US spyware conviction

100,000 creeps buy mobe-watching wares

Security30 Nov 2014 | 21

Stop selling spyware to despotic regimes, beg MEPs

... we've enough trouble with Regin as it is

Channel27 Nov 2014 | 9

Twitter App Graph exposes smartphone spyware feature

You don't want everyone to compile app lists from your fondleware? BAD LUCK

Software26 Nov 2014 | 16

Spyware-for-cops Hacking Team faces off against privacy critics

Defends 'lawful intercept and surveillance' tech

Security07 Nov 2014 | 13

FinFisher spyware used to snoop on Bahraini activists, police told

Gamma International on the end of UK criminal complaint

Security16 Oct 2014 | 10

Bloke accused of making phone spyware StealthGenie is cuffed by feds

Is it on your mobe? You'd never know

Legal30 Sep 2014 | 10

Yawn, Wikileaks, we already knew about FinFisher. But these software binaries...

Latest Assange leakgasm includes full copies of spyware

Security15 Sep 2014 | 27

EE...K: Why can't I uninstall carrier's sticky 'Free Games' app?

Plus: There is no such thing as a free lunch in ASDA

Networks24 Mar 2014 | 108

Hey, Glasshole: That cool app? It has turned you into a SPY DRONE

Google Glass spyware can use users as surveillance drones

Security24 Mar 2014 | 22

Chrome lets websites secretly record you?! Google says no, but...

Updated Dev reckons exploit lets sneaky sites listen in on your mic – El Reg investigates

Security23 Jan 2014 | 59

Poker ace's vanishing hotel laptop WAS infected by card-shark – F-Secure

Trojan on 'swiped' laptop could peek at player's hand, we're told

Security11 Dec 2013 | 45

NYU drops Chen Guangcheng iOS spyware claims

Says it made a mistake about blind dissident's fanboi gadgets

Legal10 Dec 2013 | 2

Blind activist Chen given spyware-laden iPad and iPhone

Malware claim denied by ChinaAid

Legal24 Jun 2013 | 21

Mozilla accuses Gamma of dressing up dictators' spyware as Firefox

Maker of spooks' fave FinSpy served cease-and-desist

Security01 May 2013 | 30

FinFisher spyware goes global, mobile and undercover

Report claims to have found C&C servers in 25 countries

Security19 Mar 2013 | 10

Paid secur-o-ware is generally better than free, but not always by a lot

Some big names well down the rankings in lab test

Security15 Oct 2012 | 52