Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

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. The firmware malware is based on code associated with HackingTeam’s VectorEDK bootkit, with minor changes. ” concludes the report.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The exploit obtains root privileges and proceeds to execute other stages, which load spyware. Because this feature is not used by the firmware, we have no idea how attackers would know how to use it. Device tree files can be extracted from the firmware, and their contents can be viewed with the help of the dt utility.

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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. Country*. %**.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For example, the reputable Kaspersky anti-malware company might offer legitimate anti-ransomware tools suitable for many organizations, but their Russian headquarters may cause hesitation over concerns related to the invasion of Ukraine or concerns of spyware. For-pay ransomware recovery tool. Full disconnect recommendation.

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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. Firmware rootkit. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware. 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). Targeted attacks. Other malware. Noreboot: faking an iPhone restart.

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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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