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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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. Thought leaders advise reducing or eliminating the use of these skeleton key-like accounts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Researchers from Nozomi Networks discovered a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-32941 can be exploited by an attacker to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke, a provider of home and business security solutions.

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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. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 13, 2020

.” These searches are legal when conducted for the purpose of foreign surveillance, but the worry about using them domestically is that they are unconstitutionally broad. The very nature of these searches requires mass surveillance. The FBI does not conduct mass surveillance. The FBI does not conduct mass surveillance.

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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

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

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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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. Could agents take control of my computer over the Internet if they wanted to? Those of us in the information security community had long assumed that the NSA was doing things like this.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Today, October 21, marks the first ever organized Global Encryption Day, dedicated to spreading awareness of the importance of utilizing encryption to protect sensitive information, both when it is in transit (e.g., online chat messages going over the Internet between you and your significant other) and when it is at rest (e.g.,

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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. “Browsers have replaced Windows, MacOS, etc.

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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. In 2021, the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab Internet reported that a Polish opposition duo was hacked with NSO spyware. “We The politicians who inspired and commissioned these activities belong in prison.”

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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. ” TAG concludes.

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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.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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? Pegasus is probably the most popular surveillance software on the market, it has been developed by the Israeli NSO Group. Anyway, it is not the only one.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security. Despite this, physical security must be implemented correctly to prevent attackers from gaining physical access and taking whatever they desire. Access control is the restricting of access to a system.

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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. .

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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

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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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As articulated in previous blog posts, both the BRI and DSR initiatives have been strategically positioned to facilitate secure trade and gain initial global footholds to accomplish the “Made in China 2025” goal. Those providers will be discussed in detail in the following blog.

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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. ” reported the BBC.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The video of the attack was a previously unseen footage and came from surveillance cameras used by a major Israeli security organization. The Moses Staff group claimed it had hacked security cameras. We’ve been surveillance [sic] you for many years, at every moment and on each step.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Does Apple really believe, for example, that NSO Group and its counterparts would find it easier to remotely enable spying on users of camera-lacking non-Internet-connected flip phones than on users of modern Apple devices? Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.).

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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

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

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

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.” and QTS 4.4.1. “QNAP® Systems, Inc.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many governments worldwide persecute their internal oppositions charging them with criminal activities and use strict online surveillance to track them. The surveillance software developed by NSO Group was used by government organizations worldwide to spy on human rights groups , activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

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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

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.”

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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.

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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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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2024

This agent gathers data about the user's actions, such as keystrokes, mouse clicks, application usage, and internet activity. The information is sent to a server for analysis. From an information security department's perspective, the more data collected on employee actions, the more effectively potential incidents can be investigated.

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