Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

NSO Group ‘s surveillance spyware made the headlines again, this time the malware was used to spy on 2 rights activists in Morocco according Amnesty International. Amnesty International collected evidence of new abuses of the NSO Group ‘s surveillance spyware, this time the malware was used to spy two rights activists in Morocco.

Spyware 55

Spyware Surveillance Advertising Malware 55

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs was supported by ISPs to spy on users. The iOS app analyzed by the researchers contained the following exploits: CVE-2018-4344 internally referred to and publicly known as LightSpeed. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

Surveillance 105

Surveillance Mobile Spyware Telecommunications 105

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB presented at Money2020 Asia the results of an interesting analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018. The number of leaked cards increased in 2018 by 56%. The total underground market value of Singaporean banks’ cards compromised in 2018 is estimated at nearly $640 000.

Banking 76

Banking Government Passwords Marketing 76

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Scranos is a powerful cross-platform rootkit-enabled spyware discovered while investigating malware posing as legitimate software like video players, drivers and even anti-virus products. According to the experts, the operation is in a consolidation stage, first samples date back to November 2018, with a massive spike in December and January.

Spyware 66

Spyware Adware Malware Accountability 66

SecureList

MARCH 3, 2022

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, January – December 2018 – 2021 ( download ). It is also worth noting that in 2021 the vectors of monthly fluctuations (increases and decreases) are the same as those in 2019 and, particularly, in 2018 more often than in 2020. Selected industries. Malicious objects.

Spyware 90

Spyware Ransomware Cryptocurrency Phishing 90

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Security experts have detected and analyzed some of the tools in its arsenals, such as the popular Pegasus spyware (for iOS) and Chrysaor (for Android). In September 2018, a report published by Citizen Lab revealed that the NSO Pegasus spyware was used against targets across 45 countries worldwide.

Cybercrime 59

Cybercrime Surveillance Spyware Government 59

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Consider that most of us spend more time navigating the Internet on our laptops and smartphones than we do behind the wheel of a car. But the larger point is that Xbash is just one of dozens of malware families circulating far and wide across the Internet. Credential stuffing campaigns have become part of the fabric of the Internet.

Passwords 196

Passwords Password Management Antivirus Internet 196

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Back in 2018, almost two-thirds of the small businesses suffered from cyber security attacks. . One of the most common mistakes made by small businesses is that they adopt all new IT equipment and computers but leave their internet and Wi-Fi susceptible to external threats. Ensure Network Security . Final Thoughts. .

Small Business 145

Small Business Cyber Attacks VPN Backups 145

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Malware deliveries Upon reviewing Android usage data for all of 2018, Google identified a rise in the number of “potentially harmful apps” that were preinstalled or delivered through over-the-air updates. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

Mobile 138

Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

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

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

The new campaign started in the second half of 2018, attackers used once again tainted version of popular software like WinRAR to compromise victims’ systems. Based on compilation times, infrastructure, and public distribution of samples – we assess the campaign operated from the second half of 2018 into today (July 2019).”

Malware 57

Malware Software Spyware Advertising 57

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Germany and the Netherlands agreded to build TEN, the first ever joint military internet. Germany and the Netherlands agreed to build TEN, the first ever joint military internet. ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Sodin Ransomware includes exploit for Windows CVE-2018-8453 bug.

Scams 47

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 47

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Syrian hackers are behind a long-running campaign that has been active since January 2018 and that targets Arabic-speaking Android users. “This campaign appears to have been active since the start of January 2018, and targets Arabic-speaking users, likely in Syria and the surrounding region.” ” continues the expert.

Surveillance 90

Surveillance Telecommunications Mobile Advertising 90

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

UK ICO fines British Airways £183 Million under GDPR over 2018 security breach. Parents Guide for Safe YouTube and Internet Streaming for Kids. New FinFisher spyware used to spy on iOS and Android users in 20 countries. Hackers are poisoning the PGP SKS keyserver network poisoned. Kali Linux is now available for Raspberry Pi 4.

Data breaches 49

Data breaches Spyware Advertising Government 49

Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Today is Safer Internet Day which marks the annual occurrence of parents thinking about their kids' online presence (before we go back to thinking very little about it tomorrow!) What say you, internet? I know of other parents who adamantly don't want any trace of their kids on the internet whatsoever.

Media 352

Media Internet Internet Education 352

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. Marriott announces it in late 2018. . billion dollars in damages.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

SecureList

MARCH 25, 2021

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, by month, 2018 – 2020 ( download ). There was a rise in the percentage of ICS computers on which threats distributed over the internet and email, and spyware and miners were blocked. Spyware (+1.4 South Asia. Central Asia. Southeast Asia.

Ransomware 90

Ransomware Spyware Internet Internet 90

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

In H2 2019, as part of its work to detect and prevents threats distributing online, Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) blocked a total of 8, 506 phishing web resources, while in H2 2018, the figure stood at 2,567.This CERT-GIB’s findings indicate that phishing attack perpetrators have revised their so-called target pool.

Phishing 55

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 55

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

In 2018, attackers shifted their focus to refining and deploying banking trojans, which essentially act as spyware. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. I look forward to the insights this index will provide on an ongoing basis, moving forward.

Risk 182

Risk Cyber Risk Cyber threats Banking 182

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. The group’s operations were exposed in 2018, showing that it was conducting surveillance attacks against individuals in the Middle East.

Malware 142

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 142

Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks, and often serve as a launch pad for larger threat campaigns, according to Cisco’s 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report. The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably the future of technology. IoT Opens Excessive Entry Points.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

An example of this is found in the case of Myrna Arias, detailed in a 2018 study on “Evidence-Based Recommendations for Employee Performance Monitoring.” Employee monitoring software can look very similar to spyware, a type of malware used by hackers to track user activity and steal their data.

Computers and Electronics 124

Computers and Electronics Surveillance Software Artificial Intelligence 124

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Lyceum is a threat group operating against high-profile targets in the Middle East since at least 2018. Scanning the internet with available clues from our previous research, we are able to discover newly deployed hosts, in some cases even before they become active. This version was detected and researched several times up to 2018.

Malware 143

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 143

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. Users attacked by adware in 2018 through 2020 ( download ). Ransomware Trojan installation packages in 2018 through 2020 ( download ). Pandemic theme in mobile threats.

Mobile 138

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 138

SecureList

MARCH 8, 2023

Stalkerware can be downloaded and easily installed by anyone with an Internet connection and physical access to a smartphone. Other types of monitoring or spyware apps that fall outside of the Coalition’s definition are not included in the report statistics.

Mobile 100

Mobile Software Cybersecurity Accountability 100

SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

The emails in French stuck to the usual format of any extortion demand (threats to send intimate videos, threats from law enforcement agencies, threats to discredit the company’s reputation on the internet), but the attackers went further by adding a death threat. A further 12.22% of phishing attacks targeted users of online stores.

Phishing 102

Phishing Scams Cryptocurrency Accountability 102

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In a typical internet hoax manner, crypto scam sites offered visitors to get rich quick by paying a small fee. In reality, the scheme worked the way any other internet hoax would: the self-professed altruists went off the radar once they received the deposit.

Phishing 96

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 96

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Third place was taken by the Noon spyware (5.19%), whose 32-bit relatives (1.71%) moved down to ninth. The sixth place in TOP 10 common malware families in spam in Q3 was occupied by exploits for the CVE-2018-0802 vulnerability (3.28%), a new addition to the list. TOP 10 malware families in mail traffic, Q3 2021 ( download ).

Phishing 93

Phishing Scams Accountability Computers and Electronics 93

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In most cases, scammers, as before, claimed to have used spyware to film the blackmail victim watching adult videos. The countries with the largest numbers of attempts at opening phishing websites in 2018 “topped the rankings” again in 2020: Brazil, with 19.94%, in first place, and Portugal, with 19.73%, in second place.

Phishing 139

Phishing Malware Scams Accountability 139

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

NullMixer is a dropper that includes more than just specific malware families; it drops a wide variety of malicious binaries to infect the machine with, such as backdoors, bankers, downloaders, spyware and many others. NullMixer execution chain. The real infection occurs when the user extracts the ‘win-setup-i864.exe’

Malware 114

Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Software 114

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The fifth and tenth most popular forms of malware sent in attachments were Noon spyware Trojans for any version of Windows OS (3.63%) and 32-bit versions (1.90%), respectively. These were closely followed by global Internet portals (17.27%) in second place. Payment systems (13.11%) climbed to third place, rising 4.7

Phishing 68

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 68

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. Vamosi: That's a gray area with the Internet of Things. There are legitimate apps for that.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52