Apple Sues NSO Group
November 24 2021Piling more on NSO Group’s legal troubles, Apple is suing it:
The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims’ devices with its Pegasus spyware. To prevent...
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MacOS Zero-Day Used against Hong Kong Activists
November 12 2021Google researchers discovered a MacOS zero-day exploit being used against Hong Kong activists. It was a “watering hole” attack, which means the malware was hidden in a legitimate...
Read moreHacking the Sony Playstation 5
November 10 2021I just don’t think it’s possible to create a hack-proof computer system, especially when the system is physically in the hands of the hackers. The Sony Playstation 5...
Read moreThe Proliferation of Zero-days
September 24 2021The MIT Technology Review is reporting that 2021 is a blockbuster year for zero-day exploits:
One contributing factor in the higher rate of reported zero-days is the rapid global proliferation...
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Zero-Click iMessage Exploit
September 17 2021Citizen Lab released a report on a zero-click iMessage exploit that is used in NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Apple patched the vulnerability; everyone needs to update their OS immediately. News articles...
Read moreZero-Click iPhone Exploits
September 1 2021Citizen Lab is reporting on two zero-click iMessage exploits, in spyware sold by the cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group to the Bahraini government. These are particularly scary exploits, since they...
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The Washington Post has published a long story on the unlocking of the San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone 5C in 2016. We all thought it was an Israeli company...
Read moreTwo lucky winners scooped $200k for just 20 minutes' work - if you don't count the days, weeks and months of meticulous effort beforehand
Read moreExploiting Spectre Over the Internet
March 18 2021
Google has demonstrated exploiting the Spectre CPU attack remotely over the web:
Today, we’re sharing proof-of-concept (PoC) code that confirms the practicality of Spectre exploits against JavaScript engines....
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Chinese Hackers Stole an NSA Windows Exploit in 2014
March 4 2021
Check Point has evidence that (probably government affiliated) Chinese hackers stole and cloned an NSA Windows hacking tool years before (probably government affiliated) Russian hackers stole and then...
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