Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Google TAG reported that both Russia and China-linked threat actors are weaponizing the a high-severity vulnerability in WinRAR. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that in recent weeks multiple nation-state actors were spotted exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-38831 in WinRAR. ” reported Google TAG.

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Cybercrime Malware Software Hacking 123

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These radios are being tracked and tagged by marketers, telecom companies and individuals in an effort to resell that data to parties willing to pay. Tiny BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) tags are being placed in people’s vehicles, pockets, bags and other items on the move all the time.

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Wireless Energy and Utilities Technology Data privacy 84

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In April, Google observed Russia-linked FROZENBARENTS APT (aka SANDWORM) impersonates Ukrainian drone training school to deliver the Rhadamanthys infostealer. Google TAG experts also observed the Russia-linked ATP28 group exploiting the flaw in attacks against Ukraine users.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 14, 2019

And finally, the cameras themselves have become cheaper, more ubiquitous, and much better; cameras mounted on drones can effectively watch an entire city. Wide-area surveillance" cameras can be mounted on airplanes and drones , and can operate continuously. The result is a level of surveillance that was impossible just a few years ago.

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Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Technology Government 240

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Last June, Google’s TAG team released a blog post documenting attacks on Italian and Kazakh users that they attribute to RCS Lab, an Italian offensive software vendor. Drone hacking! This final prediction concerns itself with the other way around: the use of commercial-grade drones to enable proximity hacking.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Drone hacking! Although there was a public report of drones used to hack a Wi-Fi network in 2022, there are no accounts of similar events happening in 2023. If an attacker is able to obtain these private keys, they could sign their malware, so that the code is trusted and run by MSI computers. Verdict: prediction fulfilled ✅ 8.

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