Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

In October 2019, WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. According to the NSO CEO, Facebook was interested in improving surveillance capabilities on iOS devices of the Onavo Protect. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2019

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

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The United Arab Emirates denied reports that the popular mobile app ToTok was used as part of a government massive surveillance program. According to a report recently published by the New York Times , the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. SecurityAffairs – ToTok, surveillance).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Officially the sale of surveillance software is limited to authorized governments to support investigation of agencies on criminal organizations and terrorist groups. COUNTRY NEXUS.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Nexa Technologies was indicted for complicity in acts of torture, the French firm is accused of having sold surveillance equipment to the Egypt. Nexa Technologies offers a range of solutions for homeland security, including surveillance solutions. The contract was signed in March 2014. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IKEA).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

In the last weeks, a new Android surveillance malware dubbed Exodus made the headlines, now expert found the iOS version of the government spyware. Security experts at LookOut have discovered an iOS version of the dreaded surveillance Android app Exodus that was initially found on the official Google Play Store. to eSurv S.R.L.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2019

Chinese border guards are secretly installing a surveillance app on smartphones of tourists and people crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from Kyrgyzstan. The surveillance software allows operators to spy on victims, accessing emails, text messages, contacts, calendar entries, call records. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. The mobile version of the surveillance software in the first stage of the infection leverages the exploits to get root access. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FinSpy).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. According to Awake Security, the extensions were downloaded 33 million times and they were part of a massive surveillance campaign that was aided by the internet domain registrar CommuniGal Communication Ltd.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

CheckPoint uncovered an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor and tracked as Domestic Kitten aimed at specific groups of individuals. ” This means that the Domestic Kitten surveillance operation had collateral victims whose details were leaked from contact lists or conversations with the targets.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Once hacked vulnerable systems, attackers could steal personal information and conduct a wide range of malicious activities, including lock or unlock doors and gates, control elevator access, trigger alarms, intercept video surveillance streams, and manipulate HVAC systems and lights, disrupt operations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. And given that the UK police would raid its offices in July 2014, it had legitimate cause to be worried. Reading about the NSA’s hacking abilities will do that to you.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A China-linked threat actor used UEFI malware based on code from Hacking Team in attacks aimed at organizations with an interest in North Korea. The experts were investigating several suspicious UEFI firmware images when discovered four components, some of which were borrowing the source code a Hacking Team spyware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. “STE has a history of hosting infrastructure for the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a Syrian state-sponsored hacking group. SecurityAffairs – SEA, hacking). The experts conclude.”It

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2023

The experts noticed the use of an IP address that was part of the hacking infrastructure used by APT41 between May 2014 and August 2020. ” DragonEgg is similar to WyrmSpy, it rely on additional payloads to implement sophisticated surveillance capabilities. Most recent samples of DraginEgg are dated April 2023.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Attacks against undersea cables are not a novelty, in 2014 The Register published information on a secret British spy base located at Seeb on the northern coast of Oman, a strategic position that allows the British Government to tap to various undersea cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian/Arabian Gulf.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Belgian newspaper reported that investigators had found proof that the Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence agency. According to Snowden, the UK’s signals intelligence have hacked into the Belgian telco to spy on private communications in transit into its infrastructure. ” wrote The Intercept.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that all the three former members of the controversial Hacking Team will “transition out” of Neutrino. On Monday, Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong announced in a blog post that all the three former members of the controversial Hacking Team will “transition out” of cryptocurrency firm Coinbase.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – SimJacker, hacking).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Researchers are warning of a new variant of recently disclosed SimJacker attack, dubbed WIBattack , that could expose millions of mobile phones to remote hacking. WIBattack is a new variant of the recently discovered Simjacker attack method that could expose millions of mobile phones to remote hacking. ” reported SRLLabs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Cisco fixed three high-severity flaws in Webex video conferencing system, Video Surveillance 8000 Series IP Cameras and Identity Services Engine. The most severe of these vulnerabilities is a Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service issue in Cisco’s Video Surveillance 8000 Series IP Cameras. SecurityAffairs – hacking, WebEx).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Protecting privacy of consumers must be a priority for all of us in today’s increasingly connected worl d” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Android, CVE-2019-2234).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

hacked, data of 600k users available for sale Updated: Italian email provider Email.it supports the Secure Boot Fake Cisco ‘Critical Update used in phishing campaign to steal WebEx credentials Hackers accessed staff mailboxes at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Pierluigi Paganini. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 286 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

According to a report published by the New York Times, the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. The report said US intelligence officials and a security researcher determined the app was being used by the UAE government for detailed surveillance. SecurityAffairs – ToTok, surveillence).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2019

“Such a tool would likely violate the companies’ ban against using their data for surveillance.” Both Facebook and Twitter did not comment on the report but highlighted that their policies prohibit the use of user data for surveillance purposes. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

Experts observed multiple botnets exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in DVRs for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN. Botnet operators are exploiting several zero-day vulnerabilities in digital video recorders (DVRs) for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN-. SecurityAffairs – hacking, LILIN).

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

The Chafer APT group has distributed data stealer malware since at least mid-2014, it was focused on surveillance operations and the tracking of individuals. Most of the hacking activity occurs on Friday and Saturday, coinciding with the weekend in the Middle East. SecurityAffairs – Chafer APT, hacking).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google? The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked Evilnum APT used Python-based RAT PyVil in recent attacks SunCrypt Ransomware behind North Carolina school district data breach U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2020

The feature that prevent s the execution of JavaScript code on specific sites is essential for the privacy-friendly Tor Browser that uses it to prevent online surveillance. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The company that sells the parental control spyware app Family Orbit has been hacked, pictures of hundreds of monitored children were left online. The company that sells the parental control spyware app Family Orbit has been hacked, the pictures of hundreds of monitored children were left online only protected by a password.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The new malicious code act as surveillance software, they implement surveillance capabilities and remote administration features. Experts from the SBU also observed attackers using hacking tools that were used by the BlackEnergy hackers in previous attacks. ” states the ukrinform.net. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2019

According to Motherboard, the Android surveillance malware on the Google Play store that was sold to the Italian government by a company that sells surveillance cameras. This company is not known to produce malware, and if confirmed this is the first surveillance software associated with it. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The employee had more meetings with Kriuchkov that were surveilled by the FBI. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Norway). On August 22, the FBI arrested Kriuchkov.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

“Stadler internal surveillance services found out that the company’s IT network has been attacked by malware which has most likely led to a data leak. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Rampant Kitten has been active at least since 2014 and was involved in ongoing surveillance operations against Iranian minorities, anti-regime organizations, and resistance movements. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Rampant Kitten).

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2019

Perceptics, a maker of vehicle license plate scanning solutions used in the US, has been hacked, attackers stole data and offered for free on the dark web. The company was hacked and attackers stole data and offered business plans, financial documents, and personal information for free on the dark web.

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