Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices. The CVE-2018-9995 flaw is due to an error when handling a maliciously crafted HTTP cookie. At this time, the vendor has yet to release security patches to address the flaw.

Authentication 98

Authentication Retail Surveillance Education 98

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus Project is the name of a large-scale investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets that revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware.

Spyware 113

Spyware Government Surveillance Media 113

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature, a gift for APT groups and cyber crime syndicates. The flaws reside in a feature named the “XMEye P2P Cloud” that is enabled by default which is used to connect surveillance devices to the cloud infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

Surveillance 82

Surveillance Hacking Firmware Manufacturing 82

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

On July 18, 2018, Pasco County authorities arrested Ricky Joseph Handschumacher , an employee of the city of Port Richey, Fla, charging him with grand theft and money laundering. “Handschumacher and the co-conspirators discuss compromising the CEO’s Skype account and T-Mobile account. A WORRIED MOM. GRAND PLANS.

Mobile 207

Mobile Cryptocurrency Scams Computers and Electronics 207

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies.

Mobile 230

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Authentication 230

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2020

The accounts belong to Iranian users, they are from a third-party version of the Telegram app. Telegram was blocked permanently in early 2018 following local anti-government protests and civil unrest. Telegram was blocked permanently in early 2018 following local anti-government protests and civil unrest.

Advertising 99

Advertising Accountability Surveillance Government 99

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2018

A vulnerability in the Guardzilla home video surveillance system could be exploited by users to watch Guardzilla footage of other users. The Guardzilla All-In-One Video Security System is an indoor video surveillance solution. ” read a post published by 0dayallday.org. ” reads the analysis published by Rapid7.

Firmware 84

Firmware Surveillance IoT Passwords 84

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

.” “Fraudsters were also observed on criminal forums discussing using the Informed Delivery service to surveil potential identity theft victims,” the Secret Service memo reads. “Chris discovered it after someone created an account in his name at usps.com,” Lieber wrote in a post published Nov.

Identity Theft 279

Identity Theft Advertising Accountability Banking 279

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

Given the vast level of tracking and surveillance that technology companies can embed into their widely used products, it is only fair that consumers be informed of how important user data, including information about their every move, is gathered, tracked, and utilized by these companies. The IT giant will pay $9.5 million to D.C.

Consumer Protection 89

Consumer Protection Surveillance Data collection Accountability 89

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

These sites advertise account IDs for secure messaging apps such as KakaoTalk or Telegram that could allow to communicate with the escorts. The campaign has been active since at least 2013, but the Goontact malware samples were first observed by Lookout in November 2018. ” continues the report. ” conclude the experts.

Spyware 111

Spyware Mobile Surveillance Malware 111

Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

And if you read his 3,000-word post carefully, Zuckerberg says nothing about changing Facebook's surveillance capitalism business model. This data is combined with other surveillance data the company buys, including health and financial data. Better use of Facebook data to prevent violence. Now that responsibility is diffuse.

Surveillance 217

Surveillance Advertising Engineering Encryption 217

Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2019

In April 2018, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a Romanian person who claimed to have been working for Intacash. The last time I heard from that source was June 2018, just after a like-minded associate at Intacash was shot dead in his car. Marcu was shot and killed in June 2018, allegedly by Mr. Tudor and/or his associates.

Wireless 221

Wireless Media Surveillance Accountability 221

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

Network visibility accounts for the information of everyone who interacts with your servers––from their IP address and protocol to the amount of time they’ve spent on your network. In the last few years, fueled partly by the pandemic, internet traffic has exploded, growing at an annual rate of 30% between 2018 and 2022.

Marketing 135

Marketing B2B Surveillance Risk 135

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 26, 2022

These allegations were based on an exclusive Associate Press report back in 2018 where it was revealed that many Google services on both Android and iPhone devices can store location data even when users set their devices not to. “Google also uses dark patterns in ‘in-product’ prompts to enable Google Account settings—i.e.,

Accountability 100

Accountability Surveillance Mobile Advertising 100

Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

My dissenting colleagues note that the recent revelations regarding a rogue Zoom employee in China, who accessed accounts and meetings of U.S.-based Wilson, in particular, mentions a recent development which, in Wilson’s opinion, requires additional relief for affected parties. “My

Encryption 86

Encryption Consumer Protection Surveillance Data breaches 86

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2018

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

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Data breaches 58

Data breaches IoT Advertising Banking 58

eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Top public cloud provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) disabled all accounts linked to the Israeli company. Anyone and everyone is at risk, and even technology giants like Apple are ill-equipped to deal with the massive scale of surveillance at hand.”. Both incidents occurred in 2018. Apple Under Fire.

Spyware 124

Spyware Mobile Government Surveillance 124

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

27, 2018, Cisco’s Talos research division published a write-up outlining the contours of a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign it dubbed “ DNSpionage.” Two of those domains only appeared at that Internet address in December 2018, including domains in Lebanon and — curiously — Sweden. 14, 2018 and Jan.

DNS 268

DNS Internet Internet Government 268

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

more than the $646 billion spent in 2018. Mirai and Reaper are examples of a new generation of IoT botnets comprised of millions of infected home routers and surveillance cams. Nor has anyone accepted accountability for encrypting any of the fresh flows of data, whether in transit or at rest.

Internet 189

Internet Internet IoT Energy and Utilities 189

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

In most countries around the world, use of stalkerware is currently not prohibited, but installing a surveillance application on another person’s smartphone without their consent is illegal and punishable. Nevertheless, iPhone users fearing surveillance should always keep a close eye on their device.

Mobile 85

Mobile Passwords Surveillance Technology 85

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2018

Positive Technologies discovered two flaws affecting Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuums that can be used to perform video surveillance. The two vulnerabilities have been tracked as CVE-2018-10987 and CVE-2018-10988 , the former could be exploited by a remote attacker meanwhile the latter needs physical access to the device.

Firmware 43

Firmware Surveillance Authentication Technology 43

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The malware made lateral movements by stealing admin account credentials, and in just eight days after the initial infection, the Fabrikam’s entire network was shut down. ” Media speculate that the attack described in the DART report is the one that hit the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania in February 2018.

Antivirus 115

Antivirus Malware Phishing Advertising 115

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2018

Last week, Twitter announced it had removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service since April in a new crackdown initiative aimed at “malicious” activity from automated accounts. — jack (@jack) March 1, 2018. Twitter is going to ask them for details of how they will use the service.

Advertising 48

Advertising Accountability Surveillance Media 48

SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

And it might have been prepared for this moment, years ago, as a surveillance tool. It's easy to put surveillance on telecoms if you have a foothold," Kubecka said. There are reasons for Russia to avoid destroying all digital infrastructure. Advancing Russian troops need it to communicate.

Technology 80

Technology Internet Internet Telecommunications 80

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Coalition Against Stalkerware warns that stalkerware “may facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, and/or violence.” They still need physical access to the phone to jailbreak it, so iPhone users who fear surveillance should always keep an eye on their device.

Mobile 86

Mobile Surveillance Software Passwords 86

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most sweeping and aggressive regulation, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), went into full force in May 2018. Beyond this we also have Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the California Data Privacy Act (CCPA) and much more.

Data privacy 118

Data privacy Encryption Risk Digital transformation 118

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

At the end of September, at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit , our researchers provided an overview of FinSpy , an infamous surveillance toolset that several NGOs have repeatedly reported being used against journalists, political dissidents and human rights activists. So-called logs are among the most popular. cents per record).

Malware 93

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 93

SecureList

MARCH 8, 2023

Taking into account the developments in digital stalking software over the past few years, the data suggests there is a trend towards stabilization. Graphic 1, below, shows how this number has varied from year to year since 2018. This accounts for approximately 32% of the region’s total number of affected users.

Mobile 100

Mobile Software Cybersecurity Accountability 100

Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

And between 2016 and 2018, more than 1,000 IP addresses were found to be associated with it. Hulio told The Washington Post that his company had terminated the contracts of two customers because of allegations of human rights abuses, but, according to the paper, he refused to disclose which accounts were closed. This is surveillance.

Spyware 122

Spyware Surveillance Mobile Government 122

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of using a flaw in its messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists and activists. WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. The lawsuit filed by WhatsApp in U.S.

Surveillance 52

Surveillance Technology Spyware Mobile 52

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. ” Indeed, the theft of $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency in July 2018 was the impetus for my interview with REACT.

Mobile 238

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 238

BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In a blog to explain the changes, the company said that password best practice had evolved since 2018 when it last updated the requirements. Meanwhile on the consumer side of privacy, Meta will start allowing EU users to unlink their Facebook and Instagram accounts. MORE Facts and misconceptions about cybersecurity budgets.

Passwords 52

Passwords Surveillance Risk Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Compared to its predecessors, the sixth “Hi-Tech Crime Trends” report is the first to contain chapters devoted to the main industries attacked and covers the period from H2 2018 to H1 2019, as compared to the period from H2 2017 to H1 2018. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

Banking 84

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 84

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

While many envision attacks on smart cars and surveillance cameras, servers exposed to the demilitarized zone (DMZ), such as MoveIT servers , also provide tantalizing edge targets. It’s no secret that the SEC is now holding CISOs accountable for the risks organizations take on.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. Vamosi: There's also Pegasus, a type of surveillance software created by NSO in Israeli security company. And what if that unease was coming from your mobile device.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

Notice Bored

JUNE 23, 2022

ISO/IEC 27000 defines risk owner as a "person or entity with the accountability and authority to manage a risk" - one of the precious few ISO27k mentions of accountability; and Expected residual risk after the implementation of actions. Errrrr, how are we meant to state this in the RTP ?

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Risk Architecture Accountability InfoSec 63