[en] Commercial spyware firms make mobile phones and devices increasingly insecure

"Nearly two thirds of mobile and browser flaws were used by spyware firms".

"... in 2023, spyware produced by commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) were responsible for 64% of known exploited mobile and browser zero-day vulnerabilities."

https://cyberscoop.com/spyware-zero-days-2023/

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Spyware and zero-day exploits increasingly go hand-in-hand, researchers find

Researchers found 97 zero-days exploited in the wild in 2023; nearly two thirds of mobile and browser flaws were used by spyware firms.

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