Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

. “In June 2018, an Amnesty International staff member received a malicious WhatsApp message with Saudi Arabia-related bait content and carrying links Amnesty International believes are used to distribute and deploy sophisticated mobile spyware. Year(s) in which spyware infection was attempted. Country Nexus. Saudi Arabia.

Surveillance 42

Surveillance Malware Spyware Mobile 42

Troy Hunt

APRIL 15, 2019

I've been involved with a bunch of really poorly implemented "Internet of Things" things in the past that presented serious privacy risks to those who used them. Not to mention the various spyware apps often installed on kids' phones to track them which then subsequently leak their data all over the internet. mSpy leaked data.

Spyware 279

Spyware Passwords Manufacturing Marketing 279

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. 2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. An industry expert estimates the attacks resulted in $1.2

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In 2022, the GReAT team tracked several threat actors leveraging SilentBreak’s toolset as well as a commercial Android spyware we named MagicKarakurt. The reason is simple: they represent huge software stacks that must support many protocols and have to be internet-facing to operate properly.

Firmware 110

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 110

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. This is a typical example of the kind of old-school text-message scams that were popular in 2011 and 2012. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. apk and coviddetect.apk.

Mobile 137

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 137