Spyware Disguised as Signal and ToTok Apps Targets UAE Android Users

ESET warns of fake Signal and ToTok apps spreading Android spyware in the UAE, stealing contacts, messages, and chat backups from users...

A week in security (September 29 – October 5)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: From threats to apology, hackers pull child data offline after public backlash Your Meta AI conversations may come back as ads in your feed Scam Facebook groups send malicious Android malware to seniors Sendit tricked kids, harvested their data, and faked messages,...

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Warning: Beware of Android Spyware Disguised as Signal Encryption Plugin and ToTok Pro

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two Android spyware campaigns dubbed ProSpy and ToSpy that impersonate apps like Signal and ToTok to target users in the United Arab Emirates U.A.E.. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said the malicious apps are distributed via fake websites and social...

Hack of US Surveillance Provider RemoteCOM Exposes Court Data

A massive data breach at RemoteCOM exposed 14,000 personal files and police contacts from the SCOUT software. Learn what this aggressive spyware records, and the high risks for all involved parties...

Sex offenders, terrorists, drug dealers, exposed in spyware breach

We've covered spyware and stalkerware leaks many times before, but we don't often see such exposure in software used by law enforcement. According to a report by Straight Arrow News SAN, the hacker “wikkid” said the intrusion against RemoteCOM was “one of the easiest” they’d ever carried out...

Apple’s New Memory Integrity Enforcement

Apple has introduced a new hardware/software security feature in the iPhone 17: "Memory Integrity Enforcement," targeting the memory safety vulnerabilities that spyware products like Pegasus tend to use to get unauthorized system access. From Wired: In recent years, a movement has been steadily...

Surveying the Global Spyware Market

The Atlantic Council has published its second annual report: "Mythical Beasts: Diving into the depths of the global spyware market." Too much good detail to summarize, but here are two items: First, the authors found that the number of US-based investors in spyware has notably increased in the pa...

Apple Backports Fix for CVE-2025-43300 Exploited in Sophisticated Spyware Attack

Apple on Monday backported fixes for a recently patched security flaw that has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-43300 CVSS score: 8.8, an out-of-bounds write issue in the ImageIO component that could result in memory corruption when processing a...

Apple Warns French Users of Fourth Spyware Campaign in 2025, CERT-FR Confirms

Apple has notified users in France of a spyware campaign targeting their devices, according to the Computer Emergency Response Team of France CERT-FR. The agency said the alerts were sent out on September 3, 2025, making it the fourth time this year that Apple has notified citizens in the county...

US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing

A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology...

Apple iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Feature A19 Chips With Spyware-Resistant Memory Safety

Apple on Tuesday revealed a new security feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement MIE that's built into its newly introduced iPhone models, including iPhone 17 and iPhone Air. MIE, per the tech giant, offers "always-on memory safety protection" across critical attack surfaces such as the kerne...

ICE Has Spyware Now

Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t working, and more...

Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn

A new specimen of “infostealer” malware offers a disturbing feature: It monitors a target's browser for NSFW content, then takes simultaneous screenshots and webcam photos of the victim...

Fake Facebook Ads Push Brokewell Spyware to Android Users

A Facebook malvertising campaign is spreading the Brokewell spyware to Android users via fake TradingView ads. The malware…...

PT-2025-35340

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click bug CVE-2024-55177 used in targeted spyware attacks affecting less than 200 iOS/Mac users. The exploit, combined with an Apple flaw CVE-2024-43300, allowed data theft. The attacker is unknown. https://t.co/NATZvQytTO...

New Android Hook Malware Variant Locks Devices With Ransomware

Zimperium's research reveals the Hook Android malware is now a hybrid threat, using ransomware and spyware to steal…...

Fake Minecraft Installer Spreads NjRat Spyware to Steal Data

Fake Minecraft clone Eaglercraft 1.12 Offline spreads NjRat spyware stealing passwords, spying via webcam and microphone, warns Point…...

The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

The FSB cyberespionage group known as Turla seems to have used its control of Russia’s network infrastructure to meddle with web traffic and trick diplomats into infecting their computers...

Iran-Linked DCHSpy Android Malware Masquerades as VPN Apps to Spy on Dissidents

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new Android spyware artifacts that are likely affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security MOIS and have been distributed to targets by masquerading as VPN apps and Starlink, a satellite internet connection service offered by SpaceX...