Tag Archive for: spied

La Liga fined €250,000 after Android app spied on football fans

The Spanish football league La Liga has been hit with a fine after its official Android app was found sneakily listening to people’s surroundings when soccer matches were being played.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Malicious Chrome extension which sloppily spied on academics believed to originate from North Korea

Malicious Chrome extension which sloppily spied on academics believed to originate from North Korea

Computer users are being reminded once again to take care over the browser extensions they install after security experts discovered a hacking campaign that has been targeting academic institutions since at least May 2018.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

Graham Cluley

How Dutch intelligence spied on the Russian hackers attacking the DNC

How Dutch intelligence spied on the Russia hackers attacking the DNC

Media reports from The Netherlands claim that hackers embedded within the Dutch intelligence agency AIVD watched Russian hackers attack the United States… for years.

Graham Cluley

Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years – man charged

Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years – man charged

US authorities have charged a 28-year-old Ohio man who is alleged to have created and installed creepy spyware on thousands of computers for 13 years.

Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.

Graham Cluley