{"id":61994,"date":"2025-09-04T14:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=61994"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:21:30","slug":"graphite-spyware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/graphite-spyware\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphite Spyware"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Graphite Spyware Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Trump administration has unfrozen a stalled Biden-era contract with Paragon Solutions, a Graphite spyware company founded in Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Graphite Spyware<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graphite spyware is designed to <\/span><b>gain remote access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to a <\/span><b>mobile phone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and essentially take control of it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Working:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The user of the spyware can access the mobile user\u2019s photos, read their messages, and track their whereabouts and also monitor encrypted messages sent on platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spyware also enables the phone to be used as a listening device by manipulating its recorder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What are Spywares?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>malicious software<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that enters a user\u2019s computer, gathers data from the device and user, and sends it to <\/span><b>third parties without their consent.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It collects personal and sensitive information that it sends to advertisers, data collection firms, or malicious actors for a profit.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the most commonly used types of spyware include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Adware:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This sits on a device and monitors users\u2019 activity then sells their data to advertisers and malicious actors or serves up malicious ads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Infostealer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is a type of spyware that collects information from devices. It scans them for specific data and instant messaging conversations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Keyloggers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Also known as keystroke loggers, keyloggers are a type of infostealer spyware.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/us-ice-agency-gets-access-to-spyware-graphite-what-is-it-10229029\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graphite Spyware is designed to gain remote access to a mobile phone and essentially take control of it. 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