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Regin spyware involved in attack against the Russian tech giant Yandex

Security Affairs

The Regin malware has been around since at least 2008, most Regin infections were observed in Russia (28%) and Saudi Arabia (24%), but other attacks were spotted in Iran, Ireland, India, Afghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Mexico, and Pakistan. ” reported the Reuters. Pierluigi Paganini. Security Affairs – Regin, espionage).

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A deeper insight into the CloudWizard APT’s activity revealed a long-running activity

Security Affairs

In the latest campaign uncovered by Kaspersky, the APT group, used a modular framework dubbed CloudWizard that supports spyware capabilities, including taking screenshots, microphone recording, harvesting Gmail inboxes, and keylogging. Further analysis revealed that the actor behind the above operations has been active since at least 2008.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Don’t worry though.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Don’t worry though.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2003-2008 — Albert Gonzalez — Albert Gonzales is arrested in 2003 for being part of ShadowCrew, a group that stole and then sold card numbers online, and works with authorities in exchange for his freedom. 2008 – The Church of Scientology — A hacker group known as Anonymous targets the Church of Scientology website.