Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. Hacker broke into super secure French Governments Messaging App Tchap hours after release. Ecuador suffered 40 Million Cyber attacks after the Julian Assange arrest.

Computers and Electronics 63

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 63

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As it would turn out, a wide range of group security activities would follow hot on its heels the year after, not just through the public but also in professional security, legal, and government circles too. The pop up blocker in particular was a big help with the proliferation of adware and spyware plugging into advertising networks.

Internet 67

Internet Internet Adware Spyware 67

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Trojans/Spyware. As new forms of malicious code appeared, an antivirus (AV) industry arose to tackle the challenge of detecting and responding to cyber threats. They also provide cover for malicious actions from governments and organizations by introducing a layer of separation between the attackers and the attack source.

Malware 96

Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. Malicious mobile app. RAM scraper.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb In most cases, scammers, as before, claimed to have used spyware to film the blackmail victim watching adult videos. Many governments did their best to help citizens during the pandemic. Agentb malware family.

Phishing 136

Phishing Malware Scams Accountability 136

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The targets included government, military, critical infrastructure and IT organizations in Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Jordan, Turkey, Italy and Slovakia. However, they included an additional module that constantly monitored the messenger and sent data to the spyware creator’s C2 server.

Malware 91

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 91

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

government. Initial NCSAM efforts included urging people connected to the internet to update their antivirus software regularly. In addition, antivirus software detects and removes malware, spyware and any other malicious software that could potentially impact your business.

Cybersecurity 133

Cybersecurity Education Antivirus Firewall 133

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Most COVID-19-related phishing emails analyzed had different spyware strains embedded as attachments. Source: CERT-GIB.

Phishing 108

Phishing Malware Spyware DDOS 108

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In particular, we detected notifications about compensation allocated by the government to employees of certain companies. The attachments most frequently encountered and blocked by the antivirus in 2021 were Trojans from the Agensla family, which steal login credentials stored in browsers as well as credentials from e-mail and FTP clients.

Phishing 65

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 65

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program. ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. A cyberattack took offline websites of the Georgia agency. After 2 years under the radars, Ratsnif emerges in OceanLotus ops.

Scams 48

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 48

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. One of those Fobushell samples was identical to another we previously identified on a Zebrocy C2 server.

Malware 138

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 138

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. Just like uninstalling the spyware app can escalate abuse. And in that situation.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Companies and Government Agencies ArcaneDoor – New espionage-focused campaign found targeting perimeter network devices Israel Tried to Keep Sensitive Spy Tech Under Wraps.

Cybercrime 98

Cybercrime Spyware Data breaches Antivirus 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. The attacks, which took place earlier this year, affected industrial plants, design bureaus and research institutes, government agencies, ministries and departments.

Malware 100

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 100

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices. 60% of all mobile and browser zero-days are exploited by spyware vendors. 20% increase accesses of specific organizations advertised. 60% of all breaches come from the USA.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 94

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In 2022, the GReAT team tracked several threat actors leveraging SilentBreak’s toolset as well as a commercial Android spyware we named MagicKarakurt. Specifically, we foresee that a record number of disruptive and destructive cyberattacks will be observed next year, affecting both the government sector and key industries.

Firmware 106

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 106