Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

Anonymous: Operation Russia after 100 days of war GitLab addressed critical account take over via SCIM email change LuoYu APT delivers WinDealer malware via man-on-the-side attacks Clipminer Botnet already allowed operators to make at least $1.7 If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

The attacker can also use the compromised accounts to carry out lateral phishing attacks and further infiltrate the target organizations TA473 targeted US elected officials and staffers since at least February 2023. The threat actors created bespoke JavaScript payloads designed for each government targets’ webmail portal.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

“As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts,” reads a statement published by the company. The company immediately launched an investigation into the incident and notified law enforcement and data protection watchdogs.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The respected technology blog TechRadar has even referred to 2021 as “the year of the Chromebook.”. Many third-party security solutions are designed to account for exactly this type of behavior. The post 3 reasons even Chromebook™ devices benefit from added security appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”). Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. To nominate, please visit:?. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 11, 2022

TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC Google to delete location data of trips to abortion clinics IconBurst software supply chain attack offers malicious versions of NPM packages Discord Shame channel goes phishing Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings Apple Lockdown (..)

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

As “The Authority on Web Hosting,” HostingAdvice.com is home to unique content and resources in the hosting industry, including: blog articles, how-to guides, reviews and the world’s best beginner’s guide. It may sound inflated to hear that the study found 34% of Americans have used web hosting services.

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SecureList

JANUARY 18, 2023

The threat landscape is constantly updated through new malware and spyware, advanced phishing methods, and new social engineering techniques. Ransomware operators set up blogs where they post about new successful hacks of businesses and publish the data they stole. Kaspersky detects an average of 400,000 malicious files every day.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This blog will discuss what you can do if you accidentally open a spam email on your smartphone. The trojan horse can be hidden in software or attachments that, if downloaded, install different spyware and viruses on your device. This spyware and viruses can cause many problems on your device and compromise personal details.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Malware : Malicious software, such as viruses or spyware, can infect your devices and be used to steal your credentials. How Can Your Credentials Become Compromised?

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Malware : Malicious software, such as viruses or spyware, can infect your devices and be used to steal your credentials. How Can Your Credentials Become Compromised?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Security researchers at F-Secure have recently uncovered a small spam campaign aimed at delivering spyware to Mac users that use Exodus wallet. The messages were sent by accounts associated with the domain “update-exodus[.]io”, ” states the blog post published by F-Secure. update.zip.”

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A look at the nature and effects of legal, advanced spyware on application security. Pegasus is an advanced spyware that exploits vulnerable mobile apps to gain a foothold on iPhone and Android devices. The spyware allows governments to crack citizen’s mobile devices, track them, and observe their communications.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. Experts observed the ransomware also installing the dreaded Azorult password-stealing Trojan on victim’s machine to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, documents and more.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. MI5 said the faked LinkedIn accounts are created and operation by nation-state spy agencies, with an intent to recruit individuals or gather sensitive information.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A blog post published earlier this year posed the question "Is Grammarly a keylogger?" Such keyloggers are often used to collect sensitive information, such as account credentials, credit card numbers, social security numbers, and more. Thus, most such malware is not referred to as a "keylogger," but rather is called "spyware.".

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2019

Hash 32951a56e3fcd8f5b006c0b64ec694ddf722eba71e2093f7ee90f57856941f3d Threat Hawkey Spyware Brief Description Hawkey Spyware inside a Visual Basic Packer Ssdeep 12288:GVwYvwrMkE9LfRUXkpW7zGidwY/rwxOp8mH:COrI9zRUJfGCfzw0. The last information stolen by the malware is the registered email accounts on the victim machine.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In this blog post, we provide excerpts from these reports. Among other things, it is capable of: executing commands in the system, sending TOR browsing history to the C2, sending the victim’s WeChat and QQ account IDs to the C2. But that’s it — most of the time, anyway. BlackBasta: a new propagation method.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Experts found Joker Spyware in 24 apps in the Google Play store. Robert Downey Jrs Instagram account has been hacked. Once again thank you!

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Twitter bans 936 accounts that attempted to sow political discord in Hong Kong. App tainted with Ahmyst Open-source spyware appeared on Google Play Store twice.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

At least five members of civil society worldwide have been targeted with spyware and exploits developed by surveillance firm QuaDream. Citizen Lab researchers reported that at least five civil society members were victims of spyware and exploits developed by the Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream. and 14.4.2,

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SecureList

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore one particular forensic artifact that stands out for uncovering some of the most elusive malware on iOS devices and shedding more light on the traces left by the sophisticated threats endangering the trusted companions in our pockets. This is not a tool – this is the nature of digital forensic artifacts.

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Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Two-factor authentication for accounts managing NFTs is strongly recommended by marketplaces. The post Another NFT explainer, with a bonus look at the data security implications appeared first on Webroot Blog. Even less surprising than the theft are the methods used to do it.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Screenshot of David Tokarev’s blog, disclosing three 0-day vulnerabilities. From a technical perspective, spyware—defined as software running on the device that surveils and tracks you—is not much of a thing, because of Apple’s restrictions on what apps can do, plus the fact that you can’t hide an app on iOS.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

of polled executives report that their organizations' accounting and financial data were targeted by cyber adversaries.” ” And, “Nearly half (48.8%) of C-suite and other executives expect the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ accounting and financial data to increase in the year ahead.”

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For example, one website offered users to obtain a COVID vaccination certificate by entering their British National Health Service (NHS) account credentials. Those who fell for the trick could lose access to their accounts, have their bank card details stolen, or waste the money they wanted to spend on the dirt-cheap item.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Trojans/Spyware. Organizations should follow the principles of least privilege, restricting accounts to only being able to use necessary resources. As the ARPANET evolved into the internet, connecting exponentially more computers throughout the world, malicious code likewise made advances. Ransomware. Logic bombs.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In June, we identified a previously unknown Android spyware app that targets Persian-speaking individuals. The spyware itself collects various data from the victims’ devices, such as call logs or lists of contacts. SandStrike is distributed as a means to access resources about the Bahá?í í religion that are banned in Iran.

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SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

WinDealer’s man-on-the-side spyware. You can find more details, including appropriate mitigation steps, in our blog post. We were able to retrieve ten of these, including two different copies of the spam module, used by Emotet for stealing credentials, passwords, accounts and emails, and to spread spam.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Contact us to lose your money or account! In 2020, Bitcoin blackmailers stuck to their old scheme, demanding that their victims transfer money to a certain account and threatening adversity for failure to meet their demands. Viewing the file required entering the password to the recipient’s corporate email account.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2023

A new report from Citizen Lab states that the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group used at least three zero-click zero-day exploits to deliver its Pegasus spyware. “These indicator overlaps allow us to attribute the 2022 zero-click chains to NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware with high confidence. ” reads the report. and 14.4.2,

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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. Avoid clicking on anything in an unsolicited email or text message asking you to update or verify account information.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 413 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In this blog, we’ll discuss what cyberattacks are, the most common types of attacks your website is likely to face, and most importantly, how you can prevent them. You may be most familiar with computer malware such as Trojan viruses and spyware, which can be used to retrieve sensitive data from a computer or even take control of the system.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 8, 2022

The operation employs high-level social engineering tactics, including setting up bogus social media accounts and maintaining a long-term relationship with the targets prior to the spyware delivery. The post APT-C-23 Hacking Group Targets Israeli Officials in Catfish Campaign appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The attackers are mainly interested in collecting data on user accounts, IP addresses and session information; and they steal configuration files from programs that work directly with cryptocurrency and may contain account credentials. The campaign has two goals: gathering information and stealing cryptocurrency. Other malware.

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