Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2023

The post Russia Says NSA Hacked iOS With Apple’s Help — we Triangulate Kaspersky’s Research appeared first on Security Boulevard. Tit-For-Tat Triangulation Trojan Talk: Backdoor inserted at U.S. behest, alleges FSB.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. NSO Group’s Pegasus software has been routinely in the headlines in recent years for using zero-click attacks to install its spyware. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks, and more. Since the start of 2022, cybercriminals have stolen $3 billion from DeFi protocols , with 125 crypto hacks in total. At this rate, 2022 will likely surpass 2021 as the biggest year for hacking on record. million downloads.

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Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Malware : Malicious software, such as viruses or spyware, can infect your devices and be used to steal your credentials. Social Engineering : Cybercriminals manipulate and deceive individuals into divulging their credentials through psychological manipulation or impersonation.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Malware : Malicious software, such as viruses or spyware, can infect your devices and be used to steal your credentials. Social Engineering : Cybercriminals manipulate and deceive individuals into divulging their credentials through psychological manipulation or impersonation.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2023

“The phishing pages were meticulously set up using Neo_Net’s panels, PRIV8, and implemented multiple defense measures, including blocking requests from non-mobile user agents and concealing the pages from bots and network scanners. The malicious apps are used to capture SMSs containing authorization codes.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks. One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”. Even in Lockdown mode, for example, people can easily install apps that spy on them.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Scammers sent a link to that page from hacked accounts, asking users to vote for their friends’ kids’ works. Noon spyware (4.89%) moved up to second place, and Badun Trojans (4.61%) spreading as archived electronic documents moved down to third place. Scammers created a page on the telegra.ph

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Israeli Force (IDF) announced it has thwarted an attempt by the Hamas militant group to hack soldiers’ phones by posing as attractive women on social media. “We see that the level of social engineering is much higher and much more advanced and sophisticated when compared to previous attempts done by Hamas,” Conricus added. “We

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. We believe DeathStalker to be a group of mercenaries, offering hack-for-hire services, or acting as an information broker to support competitive and financial intelligence efforts. The group delivers its malware using social engineering. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident. Domestic Kitten is a threat group mainly known for its mobile backdoors.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

And what if that unease was coming from your mobile device. The FTC claims that spy phones secretly harvested and shared data on people's physical movements phone news online activities through a hidden hack. It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. In early September 2021.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Upon further investigation we also discovered additional implants deployed through both ShadowPad and ShadowShredder, such as Quarian backdoor, PlugX, Poison Ivy and other hack tools. Historically, its Windows implant was represented by a single-stage spyware installer. This version was detected and researched several times up to 2018.

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SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

Potential victims were invited to download programs to hack video games, gain access to Telegram 18+, get free virtual currency or sign a petition. During signup, the scammers additionally offered the victim a “free consultation”, during which they likely used social engineering to persuade the victim to hand over money.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Mail servers become priority targets In June, Recorded Future warned that BlueDelta (aka Sofacy, APT28, Fancy Bear and Sednit) exploited vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail to hack multiple organizations including government institutions and military entities involved in aviation infrastructure. Drone hacking!

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