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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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

Russia-linked APT groups leveraged the Lithuanian nation’s technology infrastructure to launch cyber-attacks against targets worldwide. APT29 state-sponsored hackers also exploited Lithuania’s information technology infrastructure to carry out attacks against “foreign entities developing a COVID-19 vaccine.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

One of the vulnerabilities in Apple iOS that was previously exploited by the spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group was also separately used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream. Apple addressed the flaw used by the ForcedEntry exploit in September 2021, rendering both NSO and QuaDream’s spyware ineffective.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 7, 2019

From government surveillance to domestic abuse, technology is being used in new and disturbing ways that threaten human rights - how can the security industry fight back?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The attackers used an exploit chain named Kismet that was part of the arsenal of the controversial Pegasus spyware that is sold by the surveillance firm NSO Group. These surgical attacks took place between July and August 2020, but experts speculate the attack are going on since at least October 2019. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Every third email, meanwhile, contained spyware , which is used by threat actors to steal payment data or other sensitive info to then put it on sale in the darknet or blackmail its owner. Another 17 percent contained downloaders, while backdoors and banking Trojans came third with a 16- and 15-percent shares, respectively.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

On Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced it had charged Revesz with operating an international malware distribution scheme under the company name “Orcus Technologies.” “I got raided [and] within the first 5 minutes they mention Orcus to me,” complained one customer on Hackforums[.]net,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

The fight to the Joker malware (aka Bread) begun in September 2019 when security experts at Google removed from the official Play Store 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “ the Joker. ”. 8 of these apps were developed by Shanxi kuailaipai network technology co., aliyuncs.com/ Android.Joker.531

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

In a related development, OneSpan, a Chicago-based supplier of authentication technology to 2,000 banks worldwide, reports seeing a rise in cyber attacks targeting mobile banking patrons. On one level, the apps provided the seemingly innocuous functionality of filtering and modifying selfie photos.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Assembly would set up a committee of international experts in 2020 that will be tasked with elaborating “a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.” It will only serve to stifle global efforts to combat cybercrime.”

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

As first detailed by KrebsOnSecurity in July 2016 , Orcus is the brainchild of John “Armada” Rezvesz , a Toronto resident who until recently maintained and sold the RAT under the company name Orcus Technologies. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

“The main Simjacker attack involves an SMS containing a specific type of spyware-like code being sent to a mobile phone, which then instructs the SIM Card within the phone to ‘take over’ the mobile phone to retrieve and perform sensitive commands.” ” continues the post. ” states the post.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Interestingly, 61 percent of all SMBs and 79 percent of large SMBs believe cyberhackers have more sophisticated technology at their disposal than the SMBs’ own cybersecurity resources. “I I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

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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. 0x8002700 (PCS System Technology GmbH), 0xC2900 VMWare, Inc.), Main body (same since 2019).

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

The personal information of 11 million UK Facebook profiles were been found on a hackers website , with the social media giant seemingly dismissing the significance of the data within a statement, " This is old data that was previously reported on in 2019. We found and fixed this issue in August 2019". The Ransomware Scourge.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Stalkerware requires physical access to be installed, but our report also looks at a range of remote technology that can be used for nefarious purposes. Along with other related technologies, stalkerware is one element in tech-enabled abuse and is often used in abusive relationships.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

NSO Group that is struck in a legal controversy for producing Pegasus Spyware has received a ban from United States and has been added to the US Trade Blacklist. So, from now on the company cannot buy any goods, services or licenses from the American companies and cannot sell its spyware on the American soil.

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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. RaaS offers one example of threat actors successfully adopting technology to spread malicious code, but the shift to cloud services introduced other dangers. Ransomware. Logic bombs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2021

Until the year 2019, it was offering the spying software only to government organizations that were indulging in espionage related tactics on criminals. The post Apple iPhones to get protection against Pegasus Mobile Spyware appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. And keep their apps on phone secured with 2FA backed passwords.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2020

Facebook advocates have challenged a plea from spyware maker NSO Group to dismiss the legal dispute over the hacking accusations, arguing it has immunity from prosecution. The surveillance implant used by the NSO group used an exploit for a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-3568 , in the WhatsApp VoIP feature. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The exploit obtains root privileges and proceeds to execute other stages, which load spyware. Through an amazing coincidence, both my 37C3 presentation and this post discuss a vulnerability very similar to the one I talked about during my presentation at the 36th Chaos Communication Congress (36C3) in 2019.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2019

Facebook fixed a critical zero-day flaw in WhatsApp that has been exploited to remotely install spyware on phones by calling the targeted device. Facebook has recently 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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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. 2020 was a year of heightened tensions around the development of the 5G technology. The emergence of 5G vulnerabilities.

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SecureList

MARCH 8, 2023

Along with other related technologies, stalkerware is part of tech-enabled abuse and often used in abusive relationships. Other types of monitoring or spyware apps that fall outside of the Coalition’s definition are not included in the report statistics. Figure 2, below, shows the new warning in the blue box.

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

The group behind this activity is the same we identified in the past malicious operations described in Roma225 (12/2018), Hagga (08/2019), Mana (09/2019), YAKKA (01/2020). As a last payload, Agent Tesla was used which collects all the functionality of the previous payloads as it is considered an info stealer and spyware.

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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.

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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’ logins and passwords from the Government Technology Agency ( [link] [.] ps (RAT – remote administration tool). gov.sg/ ), Ministry of Education ( [link] [.]

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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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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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SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages. Speaking of mobile threats, we cannot fail to mention the high-profile investigation of the Pegasus spyware. Overall, the number of mobile malware installation packages dropped to around 2019 levels. Figures of the year.

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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

MAY 20, 2019

Amnesty International filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance firm NSO and fears its staff may be targeted by the company with its Pegasus spyware. In July, Citizen Lab collected evidence of attacks against 175 targets worldwide carried on with the NSO spyware.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Don’t worry though.

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