Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2023

On Monday, the US Supreme Court denied the NSO Group's petition for a writ of certiorari , a request to the high court to review its case, signaling that Meta's WhatsApp can go ahead with its case against the Israeli-based company behind the Pegasus spyware. The court didn't explain why it refused to hear the NSO's appeal.

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NopSec

MARCH 20, 2019

CVE-2019-0797 – Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability Description CVE-2019-0797 is one of the three zero-day vulnerabilities (one in Chrome, the other two in Windows) that we touched upon in our last week’s post. The attacker could then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic , it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. Just as it was the case in the second half of 2019, in the first half of this year, online services like ecommerce websites turned out to be the main target of web-phishers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

The CVE-2023-26083 flaw in the Arm Mali GPU driver is chained with other issues to install commercial spyware, as reported by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in a recent report. Mandiant researchers first observed this affiliate targeting Veritas issues in the wild on October 22, 2022.

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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. In May, Facebook has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568 , that has been exploited to remotely install spyware on phones by calling the targeted device.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researchers spotted new variants of the Windows GravityRAT spyware that now can also infect Android and macOS devices. The malware researchers found the new Android GravityRAT sample in 2019, on VirusTotal. Crooks also started using digital signatures to make the apps look more legitimate. ” concludes Kaspersky.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

After the malware has collected all the information from the victim’s system, it exfiltrates the credentials and other sensitive data via the SMTP protocol (email) back to an email account registered in advance by the attackers. So it seems that bad actors are still hunting for outdated and unpatched software that can easily be compromised.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 8 security breaches available for sale. Million email accounts without permission. Paper Copy.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

Hackers compromised a Canonical GitHub account, Ubuntu source code was not impacted. Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address only 5 minor flaws. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2019. New FinFisher spyware used to spy on iOS and Android users in 20 countries.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. Experts observed the ransomware also installing the dreaded Azorult password-stealing Trojan on victim’s machine to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, documents and more.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

In 2019, researchers from Dr. Web discovered a backdoor trojan in Google Play, which appeared different from other threats due to its level of sophistication for this reason Kaspersky investigated it. . “One of the latest samples was published on the official Android market on November 6, 2019.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Experts found Joker Spyware in 24 apps in the Google Play store. Robert Downey Jrs Instagram account has been hacked. Adobe September 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix 2 code execution flaws in Flash Player. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for September 2019 fix 2 privilege escalation flaws exploited in attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2020

If you help an employee secure the personal accounts of their family and friends, good cyber practices can become a relevant concern that they learn to take seriously. An estimated 75% of Americans used mobile banking in 2019. Here’s another opportunity to help your end-users do that. It ranks right up there with the DMV.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

MI5 said the faked LinkedIn accounts are created and operation by nation-state spy agencies, with an intent to recruit individuals or gather sensitive information. We found and fixed this issue in August 2019". A favourite sports team accounted for 6% of passwords, while a favourite TV show accounted for 5%.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB has been tracking the gang since 2019 and established that around 500,000 government and private sector companies could have been compromised by TMT gang members. The gang was also seen using earlier compromised email account to push a new round of phishing attempts. 1 Courtesy of INTERPOL.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

The source code of the Xerxes malware was leaked online around May 2019. The malware targets 226 applications to steal account credentials, including Gmail, Google Play services, Uber, Amazon, Netflix and Outlook. The feature allows controlling multiple aspects of a device without having complete administration rights on them.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

After the malware has collected all the information from the victim’s system, it exfiltrates the credentials and other sensitive data via the SMTP protocol (email) back to an email account registered in advance by the attackers. So it seems that bad actors are still hunting for outdated and unpatched software that can easily be compromised.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Droppers can install copies of themselves, and because they can drop software that downloads other malware, they can be used to establish a permanent gateway into a smartphone, and then into a business In our 2022 State of Malware Report , Malwarebytes found that droppers accounted for 14 percent of detections on Android.

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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. If you look at the dynamics of attacks on mobile users in 2020, you will see that the average monthly number of attacks decreased by 865,000 compared to 2019.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill. In 2018, attackers shifted their focus to refining and deploying banking trojans, which essentially act as spyware. So far in 2019, we’re seeing another shift back to ransomware, Gill told me.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Pegasus is spyware, and spyware is not made to respect privacy. According to NSO Group, its main spyware program is a beneficial tool for investigating and preventing terrorist attacks and maintaining the safety of the public. This was the worst time of my life and yet the killers were spying on me. They have no shame.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Contact us to lose your money or account! In 2020, Bitcoin blackmailers stuck to their old scheme, demanding that their victims transfer money to a certain account and threatening adversity for failure to meet their demands. Viewing the file required entering the password to the recipient’s corporate email account.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2021

In 2019, Gootkit stopped operating after it experienced a data leak , but has been active again since November 2020. The main body is a modular framework, containing registration, spyware, VMX detection and other modules. Main body (same since 2019). Persistence_service. Stop_switch. Indicators of compromise.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Trojans/Spyware. In 2019 attacks on cloud services doubled , demonstrating a significant shift in the focus of APT groups. This style of attack on the software supply chain is exactly what the world witnessed during the Solar Winds breach in 2019. Ransomware. Logic bombs.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Other types of monitoring or spyware apps that fall outside of the Coalition’s definition are not included in the statistics found here. According to Kaspersky statistics, those three countries had held leading positions since 2019, all with an increase in detected stalkerware infections.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In 2019, SoleDragon was also deployed through Skype. In June, we identified a previously unknown Android spyware app that targets Persian-speaking individuals. The spyware itself collects various data from the victims’ devices, such as call logs or lists of contacts. í religion that are banned in Iran.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Moreover, starting in 2019, we discovered additional implant families linked to KopiLuwak; and that TunnusSched and KopiLuwak are part of the same toolset. Don’t expect any howls GoldenJackal , an APT group that has been active since 2019, typically targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia.

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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. Other types of monitoring or spyware apps that fall outside of the Coalition’s definition are not included in the report statistics.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

In January 2019, Group-IB specialists obtained information about previously unknown malware sample used in this attack, dubbed by Group-IB RATv3.ps Users’ accounts from government resources are either sold on underground forums or used in targeted attacks on government agencies for the purpose of espionage or sabotage.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Cybersecurity vendors like Panda Security suggest the best way to defend against crimeware is using a combination of antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and threat detection technology. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. RAM scraper.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. In 2019, the FBI dubbed this tactic as the “ $26 Billion scam ”, given the high losses associated with this social engineering method.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Most COVID-19-related phishing emails analyzed had different spyware strains embedded as attachments. Source: CERT-GIB.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed that threat actors have been using catfishing to lure Israeli soldiers into installing spyware. Demanding money ‘with menaces’ ‘Enhanced’ ransomware tactics that have been in place since 2019 have proven effective enough to become an integral part of the criminal playbook.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, observed the growth of the lifespan of phishing attacks in the second half of 2019. H2 2019 has proved the tendency of past several years: mail remains the main method of delivering ransomware, spyware, backdoors and other malware, being used by cyber crooks in 94 percent of cases.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In May, Facebook has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568 , that has been exploited to remotely install spyware on phones by calling the targeted device. Today @WhatsApp is taking a stand against the dangerous use of spyware. link] — Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) October 29, 2019.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis. MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

Or even scarier—a backdoor could be placed or a nefarious piece of spyware. ” According to our 2023 State of Malware Report, droppers accounted for 14 percent of Android detections. ” The number of phishing sites targeting mobile has shot up by 50 percent from 2019 to 2021.

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