Beyond the Veil of Surveillance: Private Sector Offensive Actors (PSOAs) – SOCradar - June 2023

The global cyber-surveillance industry has made “surveillance as a service” that includes various tools and advanced malware such as ‘Pegasus,’ ‘DevilsTongue,’ and ‘Predator‘ widely accessible, empowering both government and non-government entities with capabilities exclusive to highly sophisticated actors.

Individuals can protect themselves against attacks that exploit simple mistakes victims make, such as clicking on a link, opening untrusted documents, or neglecting device updates, by adopting basic security measures like maintaining awareness, enabling multi-factor authentication, and keeping devices and applications up-to-date. However, PSOAs also employ advanced techniques like zero-day and zero-click exploits that require no victim interaction, enabling surveillance

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