Heimadal Security
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
A new custom-made malware, the Screenshotter, surveils the victims before stealing data. Researchers first spotted the campaign in October 2022, but its activity increased in 2023. The threat actor called TA886 is utilizing this malware to target users from the United States and Germany.
Security Affairs
MAY 1, 2023
Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab have discovered a new Android surveillance spyware, dubbed BouldSpy, that was used by the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA). The researchers are tracking the spyware since March 2020, starting in 2023, multiple security experts [ 1 , 2 ] started monitoring its activity.
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Security Affairs
APRIL 1, 2023
Five of the issues added by CISA to its catalog are part of the exploits used by surveillance vendors to target mobile devices with their commercial spyware: CVE-2021-30900 – Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability. CISA orders federal agencies to fix this flaw by April 20, 2023.
Malwarebytes
JUNE 27, 2023
Chinese-made surveillance cameras find themselves in a spot of controversy, after a BBC investigation uncovered flaws in devices during several brand tests. Surveillance and webcam vulnerabilities are common, and we’ve covered them many times on our blog.
SecureList
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
In the US, for example, the FTC has requested public comments on the “prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers” to inform future legislation. Here we take a look at the most important developments that, in our opinion, will affect online privacy in 2023.
BH Consulting
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Cloud security was also a theme in Microsoft’s ‘Cybersecurity Trends in Ireland 2023’ report. Sounds like excessive surveillance? Privacy group the Electronic Frontier Federation welcomed Meta’s decision which would protect users from dragnet surveillance of the contents of their Facebook messages, “and not a moment too soon”.
SecureList
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
We polled our experts from the GReAT team and have gathered a small number of key insights about what APT actors are likely to focus on in 2023. Last June, Google’s TAG team released a blog post documenting attacks on Italian and Kazakh users that they attribute to RCS Lab, an Italian offensive software vendor.
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