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PM’s Department didn’t buy spyware, minister says – Malay Mail Online


Malay Mail Online

PM's Department didn't buy spyware, minister says
Malay Mail Online
The Barisan Nasional government's purported purchase of spyware is not new as Putrajaya was reported back in 2013 as using another surveillance software, known as FinSpy, that security researchers believed was more likely used against political targets …

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Former security intern admits developing super-stealthy Android spyware – Ars Technica

Former security intern admits developing super-stealthy Android spyware
Ars Technica
According to this 2014 blog post from Android security firm Lookout, at least one app built with Dendroid found its way into the official Google Play market, in part thanks to code that helped it evade detection by Bouncer, Google's anti-malware

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Boeing subsidiary wants to use drones to infect PCs with Hacking Team spyware

After attending IDEX 2015 (International Defense Exhibition), Boeing subsidiary Insitu become interested in using its surveillance drones to deliver Hacking Team malware for even more surveillance.

In April, an Insitu mechanical engineer intern sent an email to the Hacking Team which stated:

We see potential in integrating your Wi-Fi hacking capability into an airborne system and would be interested in starting a conversation with one of your engineers to go over, in more depth, the payload capabilities including the detailed size, weight, and power specs of your Galileo System.

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