Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance ...

A shocking expose by Russian software developer Kirill Parubets reveals how Moscow's Federal Security Service (FSB) infects computers with spyware. The developer, who is an active Ukrainian activist, ...

On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to discuss the dangers of commercial spyware, which marks the first time this type of software — also known as government or mercenary ...

Earlier this month, 21 governments signed the voluntary Pall Mall Process accord to address the proliferation of commercial spyware, marking the latest effort to disrupt the use of and impose stricter ...

Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...

Efforts to shine a light on the activities of spyware vendors has grown more difficult because of the proliferation of intermediaries — the spyware resellers, exploit brokers, contractors, and ...

For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against serious criminals and ...