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Long-running surveillance campaigns target Uyghurs with BadBazaar and MOONSHINE spyware

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Lookout researchers discovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the ethnic minority Uyghurs. Researchers from mobile security firm Lookout uncovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the Uyghurs minority. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Uyghurs). List of installed packages. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov

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Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. Cisco finally addressed the flaws in 2013 and stopped selling Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) in 2014. Cisco is going to pay $8.6 Pierluigi Paganini.

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German intelligence agency warns of China-linked APT27 targeting commercial organizations

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The APT27 group (aka Emissary Panda , TG-3390 , Bronze Union , and Lucky Mouse ) has been active since 2010, it targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. The group was involved in cyber espionage campaigns aimed at new generation weapons and in surveillance activities on dissidents and other civilian groups. Pierluigi Paganini.

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China-linked Budworm APT returns to target a US entity

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The China-linked APT27 group has been active since 2010, it targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. The group was involved in cyber espionage campaigns aimed at new generation weapons and in surveillance activities on dissidents and other civilian groups. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Budworm APT). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Experts linked ransomware attacks to China-linked APT27

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The APT group has been active since 2010, targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. The group was involved in cyber espionage campaigns aimed at new generation weapons and in surveillance activities on dissidents and other civilian groups. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Emissary Panda APT group hit Government Organizations in the Middle East

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The Emissary Panda APT group has been active since 2010, targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. The group was involved in cyber espionage campaigns aimed at new generation weapons and in surveillance activities on dissidents and other civilian groups.

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Law enforcement agencies can extract data from thousands of cars’ infotainment systems

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. “Court documents and government contracting records show the agencies tasked with monitoring the Mexican border have spent record sums on car hacking tools, while talking up the extraordinary amount of valuable evidence that can be reaped from onboard computers.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, infotainment systems).