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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. Bazar is a lesser known spelling of Bazaar.” List of installed packages.

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

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. “The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ( BfV ) has information about an ongoing cyber espionage campaign by the cyber attack group APT27 using the malware variant HYPERBRO against German commercial companies.” ” reads the advisory published by the German intelligence.

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Experts linked ransomware attacks to China-linked APT27

Security Affairs

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. ” reads the joint report from Profero and Security Joes.

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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.

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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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Nation-state actors target critical sectors by exploiting the CVE-2021-40539 flaw

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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. .

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Hungarian official confirms Hungary used NSO Group Pegasus spyware

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Lajos Kosa, chair of the Parliament’s Defense and Law Enforcement Committee, confirmed that Hungary is one of the clients of the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group and that it bought and used the controversial Pegasus spyware. According to Kosa, the use of surveillance software was authorized by a judge or the Minister of Justice.

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