SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In this article, we will review the past year’s trends to see which of our 2023 predictions have come true, and try to predict what is to come in 2024. This politician became the target of a previously undiscovered “zero-day” attack aimed at infecting his phone with spyware. The trend may evolve in various ways.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Malware Media 141

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices. globally, +19.8% US for data breaches for 2023.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Ransomware 121

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers TechCrunch The Citizen Lab, a group of academics and security researchers, recently published a report indicating the governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are "likely" customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions.

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Surveillance Telecommunications Data breaches Spyware 75

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

August 12, 2024 Ivanti Runs Into Snag With Virtual Traffic Manager Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-7593 and has a CVSS score of 9.8, August 13, 2024 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Sees Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Type of vulnerability: Multiple, including elevation of privilege.

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Authentication Firmware Technology Software 106

Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 14, 2025

The phones were purchased from UK Amazon in July 2024 for 40 – 60. This tool allows attackers to leverage the weaknesses in the MediaTek chipsets to perform firmware alterations on the device. This means they can potentially alter the firmware on the device. What phones did we investigate ?

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Firmware Malware Manufacturing Mobile 75

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Warding off zombies : Regularly update device firmware, patch IoT devices, and monitor for unusual traffic patterns. Like vampires, malware strains can operate quietly, leeching data or encrypting files without warning, making ransomware and spyware infections incredibly haunting.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Protecting military mobile devices Standards and policies will be implemented to secure Department of Defense mobile devices from foreign spyware. Agencies must report any compromises involving foreign spyware over the past two years. In the first half of 2024, ransomware victims paid an astonishing $459.8

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Cybersecurity Manufacturing Surveillance Ransomware 109

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2024

US government sanctions twelve Kaspersky Lab executives Experts found a bug in the Linux version of RansomHub ransomware UEFICANHAZBUFFEROVERFLOW flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware potentially impacts hundreds of PC and server models Russia-linked APT Nobelium targets French diplomatic entities US bans sale of Kaspersky products due to risks (..)

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Firmware Data breaches Banking Hacking 116

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2024

million individuals The FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs Russia FSB relies on Ukrainian minors for criminal activities disguised as “quest games” U.S.

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