The Hacker News

JANUARY 26, 2021

The internet giant's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said the adversary created a research blog and multiple profiles on various social media platforms such as Twitter, Twitter, LinkedIn

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The researchers from Google TAG are warning of Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ukraine with phishing campaigns. Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

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Zero Day

APRIL 1, 2021

Google TAG warns of the group using zero-day exploits after reaching out to targets on social media.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” reads the TAG’s report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that North Korea-linked hackers are targeting security researchers via social media. The cyberspies used fake Twitter and LinkedIn social media accounts to get in contact with the victims. ” reads the post published by Google TAG.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers, who spotted the campaign, the attacks were launched by multiple hack-for-hire actors recruited on Russian-speaking forums. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The social media giant was found using the new tech to help tag people assisting blind and the visually impaired people in meeting their loved ones in near future. The social networking firm will no longer be storing any facial scans without the permission of its users.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been working for several months to try to identify who is behind an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers, specifically those who work on vulnerability research and development at a variety of organizations. Can security researchers be socially engineered?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

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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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Malwarebytes

MARCH 18, 2022

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has shared their observations about a group of cybercriminals called Exotic Lily. Among these interested parties TAG found the Conti and Diavol ransomware groups. From the TAG blog we can learn that Exotic Lily was very much specialized. Social engineering. Initial access broker.

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Threatpost

JANUARY 30, 2020

The settlement in a case over the social network’s Tag Suggestions feature is the latest financial blow the company has taken over its handling of user privacy.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Web applications, including MPEG video and social media, which comprise content or requested URLs for HTTP traffic. Example categories include web services provider, e-commerce, ad portal, and social networking. Tags – Predefined tags that provide additional information about the application.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. TAG believes that the ARCHIPELAGO group is a subset of a threat actor tracked by Mandiant as APT43. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) uncovered a new initial access broker, named Exotic Lily, that is closely affiliated with the Conti ransomware gang. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers linked a new initial access broker, named Exotic Lily, to the Conti ransomware operation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Over 56% of Americans believe that the social media giant is causing a negative impact on the society. Just 20% of them believe that their presence on social networking websites has yielded them paybacks; with 8% of them chose not to offer their opinion.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Whether this was achieved by malware, social engineering or phishing, nobody has the answers at time of writing. Dependabot has a square profile image and a “bot” tag. Regular accounts have a circular avatar and are also unable to properly replicate the bot tag signifier.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

According to a study conducted by se-curity firm Mandiant, the group has been in operation since 2018 and has now been tasked with carrying out both espionage and financially motivated attacks such as credential harvesting and social engineering.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2023

The people behind this leaned heavily into social media to make it all look real, promoting their “finds” on networks such as Twitter. The supposedly exploitable products included Chrome, Discord, and Exchange. All popular programs, and guaranteed to grab the attention of anyone interested in the security space.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 19, 2019

Authoritarian states like China and Saudi Arabia are using this newfound capacity as a tool of social control. Ambient privacy is particularly hard to protect where it extends into social and public spaces outside the reach of privacy law. Today computers have given us that power. Here in the United States, we're using it to show ads.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Google TAG shared indicators of compromise (IoCs) for both campaigns. The experts pointed out that both campaigns were limited and highly targeted. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits. The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2021

Going deep into the details, Lior Div, the CEO of Cybereason confirmed the incident and tagged the espionage as a threat to national security and stated that such state sponsored espionage operations make customer lose trust on the telecom operators.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 19, 2021

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

The aim behind the said social engineering attack is simple, one to trap employees with fake job offers and second to lure customers in signing up the page and then steal their currency. United States Intelligence Community has given the group as Hidden Cobra and Microsoft has tagged the name of this group as ZINC.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

According to Avanan blog, once the attacker publishes the lure, “Google provides a link with embed tags that are meant to be used on forums to render custom content. The attacker does not need the iframe tags and only needs to copy the part with the Google Docs link.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The suit contains arguments that Facebook’s now-defunct photo-tagging feature illegally collected data about Texan people’s faces, including those who are non-Facebook users but were tagged by someone who is, without asking for consent. Paxton filed the lawsuit on Monday in the state’s Harrison County District Court.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Back in 2021, the social media dance extravaganza platform agreed to pay $92m to settle dozens of lawsuits alleging harvesting of personal data. For the time being, you can certainly take some action yourself and help your child become a little bit more cyber-savvy in their social media dealings.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 10, 2024

” Let’s break it down: what these services offer, how they help, and if the peace of mind is worth the price tag. Identity theft protection services keep constant tabs on sensitive data like your Social Security number and credit card details. What Do Identity Theft Protection Companies Do? What about your identity?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported. Google TAG researchers reported that the same group, tracked as Zinc ,” also targeted security researchers in past campaigns.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. Zack Allen is director of threat intelligence for ZeroFOX , a Baltimore-based company that helps customers detect and respond to risks found on social media and other digital channels. Image: urlscan.io.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2021

If you or anyone you know is committing the below social media sins, it’s time to change that habit of an online lifetime. With this handy list, you’ll hopefully avoid the most common mistakes which are served up to social media with a dash of eternal regret. Back in 2017 we looked at the trend of posting X-Rays to social media.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

The CVE-2023-26083 flaw in the Arm Mali GPU driver is chained with other issues to install commercial spyware, as reported by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in a recent report. Mandiant researchers first observed this affiliate targeting Veritas issues in the wild on October 22, 2022.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

One notorious hacking group from Iran uses particularly dirty schemes to fleece users, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). According to Google’s TAG blog, APT35 have been active since at least 2017, including attacks on the 2020 U.S. Read Google's official TAG blog to learn more about the technical details.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 8, 2021

Source: BleepingComputer) Socially engineered attacks surfaced in maritime cybersecurity. Source: Horti Daily) A federal judge has approved a $650m settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. Source: Bleeping Computer).

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 31, 2021

Don’t post on social media that you’re away on vacation. Secure Homes Athens Avoid sharing social media posts In the age of social media, we are constantly sharing photos and tagging our location in pictures. Avoid sharing social media posts that show when you are away from home.

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