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Hidden inside Dark Caracal’s espionage apps: Old tech

The Parallax

Dark Caracal’s custom-developed mobile spyware, which the report’s authors call Pallas, is the first documented global advanced persistent threat , or APT, on a mobile device. . “ If you had even a little mobile development experience, [Dark Caracal] could cost less than $1,000.”—Michael

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Radar Trends to Watch: August 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Such rootkits were recently discovered (one is named CosmicStrand); they have apparently been in the wild since 2016. Lockdown mode provides an extreme degree of privacy; it is intended for people who believe they are being targeted by state-sponsored mercenary spyware. Apple has added “ lockdown mode ” to iOS.