The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Instead of encrypting the hard drives of individual victims, and demanding payments of a few hundred dollars, a skilled team collaborated to break into an organization’s network; surveil the network layout; and then embed the malware. Nuanced hacks Another ring honing automated, active techniques is the Baldr password stealing gang.

Encryption 147

Encryption Malware Ransomware Cyber Attacks 147

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Subzero malware). ” concludes Microsoft.

Surveillance 91

Surveillance Malware Authentication DNS 91

DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

Here’s a writeup from Kroll on a typical Black Basta incident: Qakbot has been around for many years, and is under heavy surveillance by both commercial CTI providers and independent security researchers. If you see alerts for Qakbot, isolate the PC and lock the user account until you’re sure things are safe. Go in hard. Go in hard.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Government Data breaches Media 124

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Coalition Against Stalkerware warns that stalkerware “may facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, and/or violence.” They still need physical access to the phone to jailbreak it, so iPhone users who fear surveillance should always keep an eye on their device.

Mobile 94

Mobile Surveillance Software Passwords 94

Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In case you want to train your employees, you may need to use a company account to be able to set scheduled lessons for your staff. to $199 for business accounts. There are two types to choose from: an individual account and a company account. No hacking or programming experience is needed.

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Accountability Phishing Cybersecurity 40

Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Antivirus vendors detect it. When weaponized by authoritarian governments, surveillance chills free speech, scares away dissent, and robs an innocent public of a life lived unwatched, for no crime committed other than speaking truth to power, conducting public health research, or simply loving another person.

Spyware 118

Spyware Surveillance Mobile Government 118

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. The FTC claims that spy phones secretly harvested and shared data on people's physical movements phone news online activities through a hidden hack. So I hope you'll stick around.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer. One way to trick employees is to pose as IT support staff – this method was used in the Twitter hack in July 2020. — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 31, 2020.

Malware 110

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 110