SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Pictured: a Dome Series security camera from Verkada. A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., When surveillance leads to spying. It is deeply invasive for anyone who’s captured on film.”.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. Google TAG shared indicators of compromise (IoCs) for both campaigns.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Subzero malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? What will cyber security look like now that those tools are all over the internet? Anyway, it is not the only one.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

A Russian security researcher has found that hardware wiretapping equipment composing Russia’s SORM surveillance system had been leaking user data. SORM is a mass surveillance system that allows the Government of Moscow to track online activities of single individuals thanks to the support of the Russian ISPs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2022

An Iranian group hacked dozens of CCTV cameras in Israel in 2021 and maintained access for a long period of time. A picture shows a security camera of a big security organization that was hacked by Iranian hackers, in Jerusalem, November 24, 2022. The Moses Staff group claimed it had hacked security cameras.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Experts at the NetBlocks Internet Observatory observed this week a temporary disruption of internet service in Russia due to new restrictions. On Wednesday 10 March 2021, researchers from Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory observed the disruption of internet service provided by the Russian operator Rostelecom.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The latest report published by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), titled “ Buying Spying, an in-depth report with our insights into Commercial Surveillance Vendors (CSVs )”, warns of the rise of commercial spyware vendors and the risks to free speech, the free press, and the open internet. ” concludes Google. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. New research by Cybernews shows an exponential rise in the uptake of internet-facing cameras. Surge in internet-facing cameras.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The security researcher Eric Daigle discovered a commercial spyware app, called pcTattletale, on the check-in systems of at least three Wyndham hotels across the US, TechCrunch first reported. Daigle discovered the commercial surveillance software on the hotel check-in systems while investigating consumer-grade spyware (aka stalkerware ).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. The news of the hack was reported by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, and unfortunately, it isn’t the first time that the Pegasus spyware was used in the country.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2022

At the end of July, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DSIRF). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. Reading about the NSA’s hacking abilities will do that to you. Could agents take control of my computer over the Internet if they wanted to? I wrote the essay below in September 2013.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. ” reads the analysis published by Awake Security. The domains were found hosting several browser-based surveillance tools and malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Chrome).

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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. Officially, Variston claims to provide custom security solutions and custom patches for embedded system. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Variston). ” TAG concludes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

His talk was nostalgic, reflecting on the 40+ years of computer hacking. Moss also said that all hacking is not infosec and that all infosec is not hacking. “Hacking can provide a lot of joy and absolutely no income. But hacking, not so much. Where with infosec the goal is to produce income. It’s a job.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Russia plans to disconnect the country from the internet as part of an experiment aimed at testing the response to cyber attacks that should isolate it. Russia plans to conduct the country from the Internet for a limited period of time to conduct a test aimed at assessing the security of its infrastructure. and Yandex.ru

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

Most of the devices using the platform are video surveillance products such as IP cameras and baby monitors, an attacker could exploit this flaw to eavesdrop audio and video data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-28372). The attacker could also use RPC (remote procedure call) functionality to completely take over the device.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

The Kazakhstan authorities issued an advisory to local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) asking them to allow their customers to access the Internet only after the installation on their devices of government-issued root certificates. SecurityAffairs – Kazakhstan, surveillance). ” states Tele2. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices CISA warns of attacks against Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Devices Experts believe North Korea behind JumpCloud supply chain attack Nice Suzuki, sport: shame dealer left your data up for grabs Experts attribute WyrmSpy and DragonEgg spyware to the Chinese APT41 group ALPHV/BlackCat and (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

The threat actors gathered personal information on minority groups and potential political dissents. “The stolen information is likely to be exploited for surveillance or intelligence gathering on specific groups and or individuals.” Reduce the number of systems that can be reached over internet using SSH.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2021

The four security flaws were discovered earlier this year and affect Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and WebKit browser engine. “We assess three of these exploits were developed by the same commercial surveillance company that sold these capabilities to two different government-backed actors. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

. “We’re publishing the details of a new vulnerability (tracked under CVE-2022-30563) affecting the implementation of the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) WS-UsernameToken authentication mechanism in some IP cameras developed by Dahua, a very popular manufacturer of IP-based surveillance solutions.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

Chinese video surveillance giant Hikvision addressed a critical vulnerability in its Hybrid SAN and cluster storage products. Chinese video surveillance giant Hikvision addressed an access control vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28808, affecting its Hybrid SAN and cluster storage products.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

They continuously send and receive data via the internet and can be the easiest way for a hacker to access your home network. In March 2021, hackers gained access to a security company’s surveillance cameras and live-streamed those video feeds from hospitals, jails, schools, police stations, gyms, and even Tesla.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

This was recently highlighted by blog posts from Project Zero and Github Security Lab.” ” The second campaign was spotted in December 2022 when the researchers discovered an exploit chain targeting the latest version of the Samsung Internet Browser using multiple zero-days and n-days. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2021

Danish Defense Intelligence Service (Danish: Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, FE) allowed the US National Security Agency (NSA) to tap into a primary internet and telecommunications hub in Denmark, the operation allowed the US intelligence agency to spy on the communications of European politicians. SecurityAffairs – hacking, NSA).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Last year, the group published a detailed analysis on how the Chinese government has improved its surveillance system to detect and block the popular circumvention tools Shadowsocks and its variants. Shadowsocks is a free and open-source encryption protocol project, widely used in China to circumvent Internet censorship.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

According to the alert issued by the FBI, the swatters have been hijacking smart devices such as video and audio capable home surveillance devices. “Recently, offenders have been using victims’ smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices, to carry out swatting attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Not all of the elements within Lockdown Mode are completely new – some have been available and enabled by users (including me) for years – but, Lockdown mode does dramatically simplify the process of enabling better security on Apple devices. Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.).

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2022

Taiwanese vendor QNAP is asking users to install the latest update on their NAS devices and avoid exposing them on the Internet. “QNAP urges all NAS users to check and update QTS to the latest version as soon as possible, and avoid exposing their NAS to the Internet.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, NAS). and QTS 4.4.1.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Ireland is a strategic place for intercontinental communications because it represents the place where undersea cables which carry internet traffic connect to Europe. Despite the Cable & Wireless bought by Vodafone in July 2012, the Nigella surveillance access point remained active as of April 2013. Source [link].

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Researchers are warning of a new variant of recently disclosed SimJacker attack, dubbed WIBattack , that could expose millions of mobile phones to remote hacking. WIBattack is a new variant of the recently discovered Simjacker attack method that could expose millions of mobile phones to remote hacking. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Representatives of the Stanford Internet Observatory declared that users should assume all conversations are being recorded by the company, a circumstance that raises concerns because they have no information on how the conversations are stored. Lets talk about the Clubhouse 'hack' which wasn't. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 305 appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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