Tag: government spyware
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VB2018 presentation: The wolf in sheep’s clothing – undressed
In recent years, we have seen a trend of commercial spyware being sold to governments. This is a very controversial subject, not least because of the frequent use of this spyware against opposition targets. However, there is general agreement that the malware tends in most cases to be well written. There are exceptions though. At…
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VB2018 presentation: The wolf in sheep’s clothing – undressed
In recent years, we have seen a trend of commercial spyware being sold to governments. This is a very controversial subject, not least because of the frequent use of this spyware against opposition targets. However, there is general agreement that the malware tends in most cases to be well written. There are exceptions though. At…
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Turkish Twitter users targeted with mobile FinFisher spyware
A new research paper by digital rights organization Access Now looks at how FinFisher has been used against people interested in anti-government protests in Turkey. Through fake social media accounts, users were tricked into installing an Android application which was actually a mobile version of the FinFisher spyware. The use of a massive campaign, as…
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Turkish Twitter users targeted with mobile FinFisher spyware
A new research paper by digital rights organization Access Now looks at how FinFisher has been used against people interested in anti-government protests in Turkey. Through fake social media accounts, users were tricked into installing an Android application which was actually a mobile version of the FinFisher spyware. The use of a massive campaign, as…