December 05, 2019

IM RAT spy tool seller raided, busted, kicked offline

The spyware gave complete control of victimized computers, sold for as little as$25, and was bought by 14,500 hackers worldwide.

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September 06, 2018

Ungagged Google warns users about FBI accessing their accounts

Some of those who received the letters conjecture that it may be because they purchased the LuminosityLink RAT.

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September 12, 2017

Beware the Kedi RAT pretending to be a Citrix file that Gmails home

The Kedi Remote Access Trojan has some sneaky tricks up its sleeve - don't get caught out by it

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July 26, 2017

WikiLeaks drops another cache of ‘Vault7’ stolen tools

Latest dump is a trove of malware from Raytheon used for surveillance and data collection

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June 22, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg is paranoid about webcam spies – for good reason

Zuckerberg's a taper! FBI Director James Comey's a taper! We want to make you a taper, too!

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April 12, 2016

Why the FBI director puts tape over his webcam – and you should too

The FBI director admitted last week that he covers his laptop's webcam with tape because "I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera"

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October 31, 2015

Using DroidJack spyware to snoop on your spouse could get you arrested

Some Android spyware might be legal to buy, but not to use...as numerous users of "DroidJack" found out this week.

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October 09, 2015

Blackshades webcam voyeur spared jail over stolen webcam images

A hacker who used the BlackShades malware to spy on unsuspecting victims has been given a suspended jail term and ordered to do community service.

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August 14, 2015

Webcam spy sends couple photos of previous night’s Netflix snuggle session

Unbeknown to the couple, they were actually sharing their movie night with a spy who was watching them via the webcam on their laptop.

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