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Donncha Ó Cearbhaill

@donnchac
18 posts
2025-08-30
🚨 BREAKING: New zero-click exploit used to hack WhatsApp users. WhatsApp has just sent out a round of threat notifications to individuals they believe where targeted by an advanced spyware campaign in past 90 days. Seek out expert help if you have received this alert [image]
2025-08-30 View on X
TechCrunch

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used, alongside a now-fixed Apple flaw, to hack into devices of “specific targeted users”

“Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages … Matt Suiche : New WhatsApp advisory (CVE-2025-55177) just came out.  Amnesty International says they have been...

Early indications are that the WhatsApp attack is impacting both iPhone and Android users, civil society individuals among them. Government spyware continues to pose a threat to journalists and human rights defenders. Kudos to WhatsApp and Apple for catching it and notifying
2025-08-30 View on X
TechCrunch

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used, alongside a now-fixed Apple flaw, to hack into devices of “specific targeted users”

“Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages … Matt Suiche : New WhatsApp advisory (CVE-2025-55177) just came out.  Amnesty International says they have been...

Also important: the Apple vulnerability was in a core image library, targeting possible through other apps besides WhatsApp. Make sure to update your devices and enabled iOS Lockdown Mode or Android's Advanced Protection Mode to help protect against attacks like this
2025-08-30 View on X
TechCrunch

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used, alongside a now-fixed Apple flaw, to hack into devices of “specific targeted users”

“Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages … Matt Suiche : New WhatsApp advisory (CVE-2025-55177) just came out.  Amnesty International says they have been...

2025-03-01
The USB exploit chain targets mainline Linux kernel drivers, potentially affecting devices across all Android vendors. At least five different USB device type types were used as part of the exploitation process. More exploit details are shared in our blog post [image]
2025-03-01 View on X
TechCrunch

Amnesty International says Google has fixed three zero-day vulnerabilities in Android, developed by Cellebrite and used by Serbia to unlock phones

Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools.

🚨 UPDATE YOUR DEVICES 🚨: Amnesty International uncovers sophisticated zero-day exploit affecting billions of Android devices. Cellebrite's Linux USB exploit was used to unlock the phone of a Serbian youth activist, targeted in December 2024 **after** previous reports abuses [image]
2025-03-01 View on X
TechCrunch

Amnesty International says Google has fixed three zero-day vulnerabilities in Android, developed by Cellebrite and used by Serbia to unlock phones

Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools.

Our team at the Security Lab saw this Linux kernel USB exploit chain used against multiple people since mid-2024. We shared traces of exploit with Google's Threat Analysis Group allowing for the identification of at least three zero-day vulnerabilities https://securitylab.amnesty.org/ ...
2025-03-01 View on X
TechCrunch

Amnesty International says Google has fixed three zero-day vulnerabilities in Android, developed by Cellebrite and used by Serbia to unlock phones

Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools.

Cases like this show how real-world attackers are exploiting the latest mobile devices. Android vendors should urgently implement security mitigations to limit the large attack exposed to malicious USB devices connected to a locked Android phone. https://grapheneos.org/...
2025-03-01 View on X
TechCrunch

Amnesty International says Google has fixed three zero-day vulnerabilities in Android, developed by Cellebrite and used by Serbia to unlock phones

Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools.

2025-02-27
🚨 Human rights win! 🚨 Following Amnesty's investigation into misuse by Serbia authorities of Cellebrite's forensic tools to target activists & journalists, Cellebrite has suspended Serbian customers! A crucial step—but stronger safeguards are needed to prevent future abuse. [image]
2025-02-27 View on X
TechCrunch

Cellebrite suspends Serbia as a customer after a report alleged authorities used its tools to unlock phones of a journalist and an activist and plant spyware

but stronger safeguards are needed to prevent future abuse. [image] Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Cellebrite Suspends Serbia as Customer After Claims Police Used Firm's Tech To Plant...

2024-12-16
🚨 BREAKING: Amnesty's latest report on digital surveillance in Serbia: new *NoviSpy* spyware discovered; zero days identified and patched; and first evidence showing use of Cellebrite UFED forensic products to unlock phones to then infect with spyware. 🧵 [image]
2024-12-16 View on X
404 Media

Amnesty International: Serbian authorities used phone hacking startup Cellebrite's tools to unlock a journalist's phone before infecting the device with malware

Authorities in Serbia have repeatedly used Cellebrite tools to unlock mobile phones so they could then infect them with potent malware …

2024-04-11
NEW: Apple have just notified people in 92 countries who were targeted by highly-invasive spyware. Our experts @AmnestyTech Security Lab can check devices for signs of attack 🔍. Please share widely with any activists or journalists who may have received the latest Apple alert
2024-04-11 View on X
TechCrunch

Apple sends threat notifications to individuals in 92 countries, warning them that their iPhone may have been targeted by remote “mercenary spyware attacks”

Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries on Wednesday, warning them that may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks.

2023-10-11
@AmnestyTech ... The same attacker account also targeted the President of Taiwan (@iingwen) and in the same reply sent the attack link United States Senator @SenJohnHoeven as he was tagged in the initial post. US Congressman Michael McCaul was also similarly targeted with a Predator link [image]
2023-10-11 View on X
Spiegel Online

An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a shady group of European companies that marketed and sold spyware like Predator to authoritarian regimes

The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.

Predator spyware targets uncovered in @AmnestyTech's extensive 50-page report include the accounts of Vietnamese journalists and opposition groups, as well as academics, European political leaders and EU institutions, United Nations officials and diplomats.
2023-10-11 View on X
Spiegel Online

An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a shady group of European companies that marketed and sold spyware like Predator to authoritarian regimes

The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.

@AmnestyTech Internal Intellexa alliance records obtained by @MediapartEN and @DerSpiegel and shared with @EICnetwork helped uncover the full story of spyware sales, exports and shipments which enabled these reckless Predator attacks targeting civil society. [image]
2023-10-11 View on X
Spiegel Online

An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a shady group of European companies that marketed and sold spyware like Predator to authoritarian regimes

The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.

@AmnestyTech ... The Predator spyware operator recklessly sent public Twitter replies with containing infection links for “EU-regulated” Predator to senior EU political figures including the @EU_Commission and EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) [image]
2023-10-11 View on X
Spiegel Online

An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a shady group of European companies that marketed and sold spyware like Predator to authoritarian regimes

The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.

@AmnestyTech ... Amnesty also discovered that Berlin-based journalist Khoa Lê Trung, editor-in-chief @thoibao_de was also targeted. He has receive threats for his work critical of the Viet Nam government and needs police protection. EU spyware adds to threats he faces [image]
2023-10-11 View on X
Spiegel Online

An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a shady group of European companies that marketed and sold spyware like Predator to authoritarian regimes

The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.

🚨 The #PredatorFiles spyware scandal continues. New investigation from @Amnesty Security Lab in collaboration with @EICnetwork reveals brazen targeting of civil society, politicians and officials around the world with “EU-regulated” spyware. 🧵 1/ https://securitylab.amnesty.org/ ...
2023-10-11 View on X
Spiegel Online

An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a shady group of European companies that marketed and sold spyware like Predator to authoritarian regimes

The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.

2023-10-09
🚨 The #PredatorFiles spyware scandal continues. New investigation from @Amnesty Security Lab in collaboration with @EICnetwork reveals brazen targeting of civil society, politicians and officials around the world with “EU-regulated” spyware. 🧵 1/ https://securitylab.amnesty.org/ ...
2023-10-09 View on X
Washington Post

Investigation: earlier in 2023, Vietnam tried to plant Predator spyware on the phones of US Congress members, CNN journalists, and policy experts via posts on X

The attempts appear to have been unsuccessful, but came as the U.S. and Vietnam were negotiating an agreement that President Biden signed last month in Hanoi

2022-04-11
A never-ending wave of Pegasus abuses in the EU. The out-of-control spyware industry needs to finally be reigned in. Big unanswered question: Who is responsible for these attacks against EU institutions? A fellow EU member state or a foreign customer of NSO Group... https://twitter.com/...
2022-04-11 View on X
Reuters

Sources and leaked docs: senior EU officials were targeted last year with Israeli spyware, including Belgian statesman Didier Reynders; NSO denies involvement

Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm …