New targeted surveillance spyware found on Google Play
A new targeted surveillance app has been found and booted from Google Play. The app, named Dardesh, posed as a chat application and acted as a downloader for a second app that …
Lookout
Major uptick in mobile phishing URL click rate
In a study of Lookout users, more than half clicked mobile phishing URLs that bypassed existing security controls. Since 2011, Lookout has observed this mobile phishing URL …
Researchers uncover mobile, PC surveillance platform tied to different nation-state actors
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and mobile security company Lookout have uncovered a new malware espionage campaign that has targeted activists, journalists, lawyers, …
Mobile devices present a significant risk for GDPR noncompliance
Accessing data from mobile devices presents a significant risk for GDPR noncompliance, according to Lookout. 84 percent of U.S. security and IT executives agree that personal …
The mobile workforce: Productive, but susceptible to data compromise
An enterprise’s biggest problem when it comes to data compromise isn’t just technologies that are vulnerable, it’s how their employees use technology. Digital transformation, …
Lippizan: Sophisticated, targeted spyware on Google Play
Google has discovered targeted spyware on Google Play that is likely the work of Equus Technologies, an Israeli cyber surveillance technology dealer. The malware, dubbed …
iOS spyware Pegasus has an equally capable Android counterpart
Mobile security firm Lookout and Google have revealed the existence of Chrysaor (aka Pegasus for Android), a powerful espionage app that is believed by both companies to be …
New infosec products of the week: March 24, 2017
Lookout expands mobile endpoint security solution As a new Apple mobility partner, Lookout is introducing enterprise app review to enable enterprises building their own iOS …
How IDF soldiers’ phones got turned into spying devices
For many months now, an unknown threat actor has been tricking servicemen in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) into installing Android spyware. Israeli media says that the …
New infosec products of the week: November 18, 2016
ThreatQuotient delivers threat intelligence platform for threat operations and management ThreatQ v2 has transformed the threat intelligence platform into a powerful …
