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Experts discovered surveillance tool EagleMsgSpy used by Chinese law enforcement

Security Affairs

Chinese law enforcement uses the mobile surveillance tool EagleMsgSpy to gather data from Android devices, as detailed by Lookout. Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab discovered a surveillance tool, dubbed EagleMsgSpy, used by Chinese law enforcement to spy on mobile devices. ” reads the report published by Lookout.

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Mattel’s going to make AI-powered toys, kids’ rights advocates are worried

Malwarebytes

Non-profit group Fairplay, which advocates for protecting children from inappropriate technology and brand marketing, launched a campaign protesting child surveillance. Mattel pulled the toy from shelves in 2017. Subsequently, investigators found vulnerabilities that would allow intruders to eavesdrop on that audio.

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How Solid Protocol Restores Digital Agency

Schneier on Security

A 2017 write-up in The Atlantic found error rates exceeding 50% in some categories of personal information. Developers no longer need to build and maintain extensive data storage systems, surveillance infrastructure, or analytics pipelines. Unlike Web 2.0 The economics of Web 2.0

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APT trends report Q3 2024

SecureList

The second, an article published in 2024 by the Google Threat Analysis Group, described the business model of various companies that provide commercial surveillance solutions. MuddyWater is an APT actor that surfaced in 2017 and has traditionally targeted countries in the Middle East, Europe and the USA.

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Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions

Krebs on Security

However, in a 2020 lawsuit he filed against the CIA, Binns himself acknowledged having visited a previously ISIS-controlled area of Syria prior to moving to Turkey in 2017. put him on a terror watch list after he traveled to Syria in 2017. since 2017.

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3 Percent ($30B) of U.S. Military Funding Dedicated to Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

million in 2017 at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center to $240 million in 2021 with an attack on MediaMarkt, Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer. Reforming surveillance practices Proposals to restrict Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) were left out.

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MuddyWater deploys new DCHSpy variants amid Iran-Israel conflict

Security Affairs

The first MuddyWater campaign was observed in late 2017, when the APT group targeted entities in the Middle East. Experts named the campaign “MuddyWater” due to the confusion surrounding the attribution of a wave of attacks carried out between February and October 2017. MuddyWater added features to steal WhatsApp data and scan files.

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