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Interest in Zoom Zero-Day Hacks Is ‘Sky-High’ as Meetings Move Online
Hackers are turning their attention to Zoom in hopes of selling bugs for thousands of dollars to government agents or other customers.
iPhone Emulation Company Sued by Apple Says It's Making iPhones Safer
Corellium responds to Apple's lawsuit saying the startup is good for society and accusing Apple of owing it money.
How Google Changed the Secretive Market for the Most Dangerous Hacks in the World
For five years, Google has funded Project Zero, a team of hackers with the sole mission of finding bugs in whatever software they wanted to research, be it Google’s or somebody else’s. Are they making the internet safer?
The DEA Didn’t Buy Malware From Israel’s Controversial NSO Group Because It Was Too Expensive
Emails between the DEA and NSO obtained by Motherboard explain why the DEA didn't purchase the company's malware in 2014.
Exploit Sellers Say There are More iPhone Hacks on the Market Than They’ve Ever Seen
There are caveats and the sellers are only a slice of the exploit market, but two exploit brokers say they’re seeing more iOS attacks now.
It’s Almost Impossible to Tell if Your iPhone Has Been Hacked
A recent vulnerability in WhatsApp shows that there’s little defenders can do to detect and analyze iPhone hacks.
A Saudi Cybersecurity Company Tried to Buy Zero Day Exploits from Me
We recently got a rare look at how a company tried to source these exploits through private one-on-one deals—because the company came to us.
As Phones Get Harder to Hack, Zero Day Vendors Hunt for Router Exploits
Obtaining vulnerabilities for fully up-to-date mobile phones is getting harder. So companies that sell exploits to governments are increasingly looking for attacks that target internet routers instead, with one company paying up to $100,000.
The Prototype iPhones That Hackers Use to Research Apple’s Most Sensitive Code
Very few people have heard of them, but "dev-fused" iPhones sold on the grey market are one of the most important tools for the best iOS hackers in the world.
You Can Now Get $1 Million for Hacking WhatsApp and iMessage
Companies that buy and sell exploits, or zero-days, are now willing to offer seven figures for hacks that allow spies and cops to steal WhatsApp, iMessage and other chat app messages.
They Got 'Everything': Inside a Demo of NSO Group's Powerful iPhone Malware
A source managed to see Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group’s powerful iPhone malware up close. Despite a wave of highly controversial customers, the company appears to be popular worldwide.
Zero-Day Shop Opens the Floodgates for People to Sell Exploits to Governments
Dubai-based Crowdfense, which buys zero day exploits for iOS and a variety of other platforms, is trying to streamline the process of sourcing vulnerabilities.