Journalists, activists and human rights workers across the globe are being targeted by mercenary spyware - powerful surveillance tools developed by private vendors. Such tools, which are often ...

Spyware can secretly track, record, and steal data from your phone. Watch for strange behavior, data spikes, or unknown apps as signs. Use antivirus tools, update often, and avoid untrusted app ...

Cybersecurity researchers at Unit 42 (the threat intelligence team of Palo Alto Networks) discovered a dangerous new spyware named Landfall. The spyware is being described as one of the most severe ...

Updated May 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM EDT Last month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement acknowledged for the first time the agency's growing arsenal of surveillance technology includes spyware. Such tools ...

Apple has issued a new spyware warning to iPhone users in 92 countries, after it found they had been targeted in attacks. Apple users were alerted of the attacks via a notification email seen by ...

Apple has issued a new spyware attack warning to users in 98 countries. It’s the second time the iPhone maker has released an alert of this nature over the last few months. Apple issued a similar ...

According to a July report from the Pew Internet & Americal Life Project, more than 90% of Internet users have changed their online behavior to avoid spyware. That is a remarkably high level of ...

I just finished reading teh article on Ars' frontpage about Morpheus' spyware attempts. And it got me thinking (I know, it's a rare occurence)...why is there so much spyware on Windows PCs? I hate ...

In July 2022, someone sent Google a batch of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and PCs running Microsoft Defender. That code was part of an exploitation framework called ...