Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

An updated version of the Android remote access trojan GravityRAT can steal WhatsApp backup files and can delete files ESET researchers discovered an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can delete files. The malware is distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2022

The spyware developed by Israeli surveillance firm Candiru exploited recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day in attacks on journalists. Other infections were observed in Turkey, Yemen, and Palestine since March 2022. ” reads the analysis published by Avast. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) linked three exploitation frameworks to a Spanish surveillance spyware vendor named Variston. While tracking the activities of commercial spyware vendors, Threat Analysis Group (TAG) spotted an exploitation framework likely linked Variston IT, a Spanish firm. ” TAG concludes.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

June 2023 security update for Android released by Google fixes about fifty flaws, including an Arm Mali GPU bug exploited by surveillance firms in their spyware. The June 2023 Android Security Bulletin provides details about the fix for more than fifty vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. In early April, U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains targeting Android, iOS, and Chrome to install commercial spyware. The exploit chains were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. CVE-2022-38181 , a privilege escalation bug fixed by ARM in August 2022.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Researchers from mobile security firm Lookout uncovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the Uyghurs minority. The threat actors behind the campaigns used two Android spyware to spy on the victims and steal sensitive information. Bazar is a lesser known spelling of Bazaar.” List of installed packages.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

link] — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) May 19, 2022. The attacks aimed at installing the surveillance spyware Predator, developed by the North Macedonian firm Cytrox. The post Cytrox’s Predator spyware used zero-day exploits in 3 campaigns appeared first on Security Affairs. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations after Citizen Lab and Microsoft uncovered their spyware. Last week Citizen Lab researchers reported that at least five civil society members were victims of spyware and exploits developed by the Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream. and 14.4.2,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Threat actors are using previously undocumented Android spyware, dubbed SandStrike, to spy on a Persian-speaking religion minority. In Q3 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a previously undocumented Android spyware, dubbed SandStrike, employed in an espionage campaign targeting the Persian-speaking religion minority, Bahá?í.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Iranian authorities have been spotted using the BouldSpy Android malware to spy on minorities and traffickers. Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab have discovered a new Android surveillance spyware, dubbed BouldSpy, that was used by the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA). continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2022

An international law enforcement operation involving 11 countries resulted in the takedown of the FluBot Android malware. An international law enforcement operation involving 11 countries led to the takedown of the infamous FluBot Android malware. ” reads the announcement published by Europol.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

Researchers from Citizen Lab have published a report detailing the use of a new zero-click iMessage exploit, dubbed HOMAGE, to install the NSO Group Pegasus spyware on iPhones belonging to Catalan politicians, journalists, academics, and activists. ” concludes the report. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The TA886 hacking group targets organizations in the United States and Germany with new spyware tracked as Screenshotter. A recently discovered threat actor, tracked as TA886 by security firm Proofpoint, is targeting organizations in the United States and Germany with new malware dubbed Screenshotter.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Experts spotted new Android spyware that was used by China-linked threat actors to spy on the Uyghur community in China. Researchers from Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) started their investigation after MalwareHunterTeam experts shared information about a new Android malware used to spy on the Uyghur community. "The

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

They earned the highest score among providers named "Customer's Choice" in Gartner's 2022 "Voice of the Customer” Security Awareness Computer-Based Training report. Application security, information security, network security, disaster recovery, operational security, etc.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For instance, we see a new trend emerging in the criminal ecosystem of spyware-based authentication data theft, with each individual attack being directed at a very small number of targets (from single digits to several dozen). Reducing the life cycle of malware. And the tactic is likely to spread to other types of threats as well.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

TikTok fined €345M by Irish DPC for violating children’s privacy Iranian Peach Sandstorm group behind recent password spray attacks Dariy Pankov, the NLBrute malware author, pleads guilty Dangerous permissions detected in top Android health apps Caesars Entertainment paid a ransom to avoid stolen data leaks Free Download Manager backdoored to serve (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

Researchers spotted a new variant of the UpdateAgent macOS malware dropper that was employed in attacks in the wild. Researchers from the Jamf Threat Labs team have uncovered a new variant of the UpdateAgent macOS malware dropper. Upon executing the malware, it connects to a remote server and retrieves a bash script to be executed.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2023

. “The proliferation and misuse of such commercial surveillance tools, including commercial spyware, pose distinct and growing security risks to the United States, facilitate repression, and enable human rights abuses. The surveillance firms were NSO Group and Candiru from Israel, Computer Security Initiative Consultancy PTE.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

LockBit leaks data stolen from the South Korean National Tax Service Italy’s Data Protection Authority temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Hackers are actively exploiting a flaw in the Elementor Pro WordPress plugin Cyber Police of Ukraine (..)

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cybersecurity conferences aren’t usually places where you expect to feel better about the world, but IRISSCON 2022 struck a surprisingly hopeful tone. Mikko Hyppönen, WithSecure chief research officer, looked back at security’s evolution over decades and reached an unexpected conclusion. “I It is not a failure, it is a success.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2022

Experts spotted over 200 Android apps on the Play Store distributing spyware called Facestealer used to steal sensitive data. Trend Micro researchers spotted over 200 Android apps on the Play Store distributing spyware called Facestealer used to steal sensitive data from infected devices. SecurityAffairs – malware, Facestealer).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The video was posted on January 2022, and according to Kaspersky’s telemetry, the first victims were compromised in March 2022. The experts also discovered that the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware. ” reads Kaspersky’s analysis. “The file freebl3.dll

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Google fixed the ninth actively exploited Chrome zeroday this year A new Linux flaw can be chained with other two bugs to gain full root privileges Attack of drones: airborne cybersecurity nightmare Cuba Ransomware received over $60M in Ransom payments as of August 2022 Android Keyboard Apps with 2 Million downloads can remotely hack your device New (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

One of the officials targeted with the infamous spyware there is Didier Reynders, a senior Belgian statesman who has served as the European Justice Commissioner since 2019. ” Security researchers said that Apple sent the warnings to its users targeted between February and September 2021. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Researchers warn of a new malvertising campaign spreading the ChromeLoader malware that hijacks the victims’ browsers. Researchers from Red Canary observed a new malvertising campaign spreading the ChromeLoader malware that hijacks the victims’ browsers. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Researchers devised an attack technique to extract ChatGPT training data Fortune-telling website WeMystic exposes 13M+ user records Expert warns of Turtle macOS ransomware US govt sanctioned North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022 Apple addressed 2 new (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

US seizes $3.6 to replace Chinese equipment Hackers breached a server of National Games of China days before the event Russian Gamaredon APT is targeting Ukraine since October Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark Argo CD flaw could allow stealing sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps. US seizes $3.6

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