Ahmed El-Tantawy

More iOS Zero-Days, More Mercenary Spyware — This Time: Cytrox Predator

Apple Scrambled to Fix 3 More CVEs: Egyptian opposition presidential candidate Ahmed Eltantawy targeted “by the government ...
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Fake Signal and Telegram Apps in the Google Play Store

Google removed fake Signal and Telegram apps from its Play store. An app with the name Signal Plus Messenger was available on Play for nine months and had been downloaded from Play ...
A phone home screen shows Signal and Telegram app icons

BadBazaar: Chinese Spyware Shams Signal, Telegram Apps

After sneaking into Google and Samsung app stores, “GREF” APT targets Uyghurs and other PRC minorities ...
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Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

European cousins Intellexa and Cytrox essentially banned by Commerce Dept. — Predator/ALIEN not welcome in U.S ...
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‘Predator’ — Nasty Android Spyware Revealed

‘Predator’ — Nasty Android Spyware Revealed

Intellexa mercenary spyware chains five unpatched bugs—plus ‘Alien’ technology ...
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Knives Out for TikTok as Journo Reveals her Spy Story

Knives Out for TikTok as Journo Reveals her Spy Story

Clock Ticking for U.S. Ban: FT’s Cristina Criddle claims ByteDance spied on her—because she wrote damaging stories about TikTok ...
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