Israel: RedAlert Spyware Campaign Exploits Wartime Panic With Trojanized App
Espionage campaign exploits Israel-Iran conflict, distributing a trojanized Red Alert app via SMS
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Espionage campaign exploits Israel-Iran conflict, distributing a trojanized Red Alert app via SMS
Legal documents released as part of an ongoing legal tussle between Meta's WhatsApp and NSO Group have revealed that the Israeli spyware vendor used multiple exploits targeting the messaging app to deliver Pegasus, including one even after it was sued by Meta for doing so
Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group reportedly used multiple zero-day exploits, including an unknown one named "Erised," that leveraged WhatsApp vulnerabilities to deploy Pegasus spyware in zero-click attacks, even after getting sued. [...]
The Israeli company developed highly-targeted, mobile malware that would make any APT jealous.
The now-patched flaw that led to the ForcedEntry exploit of iPhones was exploited by both NSO Group and a different, newly detailed surveillance vendor.