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ScarCruft surveilling North Korean defectors and human rights activists

SecureList

The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. After a conversation on social media, the actor sent a spear-phishing email to the potential victim using a stolen email account. documents), /??(pictures)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 377

Security Affairs

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake “Emergency Data Requests”

Krebs on Security

It involves compromising email accounts and websites tied to police departments and government agencies, and then sending unauthorized demands for subscriber data while claiming the information being requested can’t wait for a court order because it relates to an urgent matter of life and death. THE LAPSUS$ CONNECTION.

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What is Shoulder Surfing?

Identity IQ

The objective of shoulder surfing is to steal sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or personal identification numbers (PINs) that can later be used to access the victim’s accounts. To pass the time, you decided to log into your bank account. This stranger manages to gain access to two accounts.

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Jumpstart your adoption of Zero Trust with these three steps

SC Magazine

Zero Trust requires that all users are authenticated, authorized, and continuously assessed for risk to access corporate applications and data. Legacy VPN, and related technologies, aren’t just slow, they’re characteristic of technologies that rely on implicit trust. Cerillium CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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VulnRecap 3/4/24 – Ivanti, Ubiquiti, AppLocker Under Attack

eSecurity Planet

February 27, 2024 Ransomware Gangs Target Unpatched ScreenConnect Servers Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and path traversal. February 29, 2024 Factory Resets of Ivanti VPN Appliances Don’t Remove Hacker Presence Type of vulnerability: Persistent unauthenticated user resource access. and a medium (CVSS 4.3)

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

You probably use the deep web all the time — examples may include bank accounts, your email, and login-restricted content such as news or streaming entertainment. Surveillance and monitoring initiatives that enable authorities to track and identify individuals on the dark web. Consider using a VPN to maintain greater anonymity.