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One of the most powerful, infamous, and advanced piece of government-grade commercial surveillance spyware dubbed FinSpy—also known as FinFisher—has been discovered in the wild targeting users in Myanmar. Created by German company Gamma International, FinSpy is spying software that can target various mobile platforms including iOS and Android, we well as desktop operating systems. Gamma […]
A serious flaw has been identified in Adobe Flash Player, which can deliver FinFisher spyware, according to security experts. Adobe systems already issued a warning note about the newly identified flaw, which can allow execution of a remote code. The flaw was identified by security firm Kaspersky Lab after the company noticed that the Flash […]
In 2013, the Australian government was accused of spying on Indonesia thanks to the documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Now, it looks like the Indonesians are taking revenge from the kangaroos. Sydney has suddenly become the center of attention of all security experts since traces of the sophisticated software suite FinFisher, which is sold to government […]
According to a study carried out by the Citizen Lab (a research department at the University of Toronto), FinFisher is the most used spyware by many government agencies around the world. Finfisher was developed by a German security company (FinFisher GmBH). The company has been selling this spyware to many law enforcement agencies from many […]
The number of countries deploying it grows to 32.FinFisher, a piece of spyware sold to governments by a German security vendor, has been linked by recent research to at least 32 governments around the world, more than ever before. Citizen Lab, a research department at the University of Toronto, has been studying the usage of […]
Short Bytes: In 2015, the infamous spyware FinFisher is spread in 32 countries to perform advanced citizen surveillance. Citizen Lab, a security watchdog, has uncovered the nearly untraceable IP addresses and servers of the spyware. Read more and find out how it works and if it’s used by your government. The preying eyes of your government […]
A human right organization has challenged the setting up of the FinFisher surveillance technology in Pakistan, according to media reports. Bytes For All (B4A), a human rights organization with a focus on Information and Communication technologies, has alleged that FinFisher software endangers privacy rights of Pakistanis. FinFisher, produced by the UK-based Gamma International, is a […]
Fireforx has accused Gamma international for using its name in one of the online products by the name of Finfisher. Finfisher is surveillance software used by the government to trap data. This software is installed without any prior information to the user. This software is shown as a firefox update to the user and user gets into […]