Topic: spyware campaign
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WhatsApp Alerts 200 Users to Fake Spyware App
WhatsApp identified and alerted roughly 200 users, primarily in Italy, who were tricked into installing a malicious counterfeit app containing government spyware developed by the Italian firm SIO. The spyware, called Spyrtacus, embeds itself in fake apps to harvest data and record audio/video, an...
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France Alerts Apple Users to Major New Spyware Threat
French cybersecurity authorities have issued urgent warnings to Apple users about a major new spyware threat, following alerts from Apple indicating potential device compromise. Affected users are advised to contact CERT-FR immediately, preserve Apple's notification email, and avoid altering thei...
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CISA Flags Spyware Zero-Day in Urgent Security Alert
US authorities issued a critical security alert for a high-risk vulnerability in Samsung mobile devices, exploited since mid-2024 to install spyware via malicious files on WhatsApp. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-21042 with a CVSS score of 9.8, enables attackers to use LandFall spyware for surveilla...
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Samsung Phones Infected by "Landfall" Spyware for Nearly a Year
The Landfall spyware campaign targeted Samsung Galaxy phones by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-21042) to steal personal data without user interaction, using maliciously crafted DNG image files. Samsung released a security patch in April 2025 to fix the vulnerability, and the attack...
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