Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · Firefox DoS issue crashes the browser and sometimes the Windows OS. · Akamai Report: Credential stuffing attacks are a growing threat. · Bitcoin Core Team fixes a critical DDoS flaw in wallet software. · SHEIN Data breach affected 6.42

Data breaches 58

Data breaches IoT Advertising Banking 58

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Mirai ultimately was used to carry out massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. IoT botnets today continue to carry out DDoS attacks and also routinely get deployed to distribute Banking Trojan malware as well as to carry out Man In The Middle (MITM) attacks. This is a sign of IoT attacks to come.

IoT 279

IoT Healthcare Internet Internet 279

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2018

AVTech is one of the world’s leading CCTV manufacturers, it is the largest public-listed company in the Taiwan surveillance industry. The latest version of payload used by EliteLands is adding accounts with a lifespan of five minutes that execute his payload and then is deleted from the device. ” Stay tuned.

Firmware 44

Firmware Passwords IoT Advertising 44

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2018

Positive Technologies discovered two flaws affecting Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuums that can be used to perform video surveillance. “Like any other IoT device, these robot vacuum cleaners could be marshalled into a botnet for DDoS attacks, but that’s not even the worst-case scenario, at least for owners.

Firmware 43

Firmware Surveillance Authentication Technology 43

Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

A week after it landed with a curious (and most likely spurious) thud, Zuckerberg’s announcement about a new tack on consumer privacy still has the feel of an unexpected message from some parallel universe where surveillance (commercial and/or spycraft) isn’t the new normal.

Hacking 100

Hacking Data privacy Artificial Intelligence System Administration 100

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

At the end of September, at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit , our researchers provided an overview of FinSpy , an infamous surveillance toolset that several NGOs have repeatedly reported being used against journalists, political dissidents and human rights activists. FinSpy: analysis of current capabilities. cents per record).

Malware 86

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 86

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Cybersecurity Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy to Promote Accountability for the Misuse of Commercial Spyware Critical Security Issue Affecting TeamCity On-Premises (CVE-2024-23917) – Update to 2023.11.3 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Spyware 91

Spyware Surveillance Identity Theft DDOS 91

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Once inside a victim company’s bank accounts, the crooks would modify the firm’s payroll to add dozens of “ money mules ,” people recruited through work-at-home schemes to handle bank transfers. “In early October, the Ukrainian surveillance team said they’d lost him,” he wrote. tank: [link].

Banking 268

Banking Small Business Accountability Cybercrime 268

Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

distributed Denial of service attacks (DDoS). What’s remarkable about these record-breaking attacks is they were carried out via small, innocuous Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices like home routers, air-quality monitors, and personal surveillance cameras. Mirai represents a turning point for DDoS attacks: IoT botnets are the new norm.

IoT 107

IoT DDOS Internet Internet 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

If they manage to compromise a telecommunications company, they can then also compromise its customers for surveillance or sabotage purposes. Such threats, including traffic manipulation and DDoS attacks, will become much more frequent and effective due to the large number of insecure devices connected and wide bandwidth.

Banking 85

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 85

ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

So, usually my mode was to find a college student, get an account, dial up, and then you know, then I was on the internet and then get on IRC and, and whatnot. I was able to find his Instagram account. And his Instagram account, he was following two of the victims. Which then I could configure to get on the internet, you know.

Hacking 40

Hacking Media InfoSec Internet 40

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Once a system is infected, ransomware attacks usually come in 3 stages: Surveillance: The hackers scan their target for more information on the system they are attacking. This makes them incredibly difficult to detect and remove, though there are tools like rootkit scanners which can help.

Malware 69

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 69

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Using a malicious script, the attackers redirected their targets’ incoming email to an email address controlled by the attackers, gathering data from the compromised accounts. Although there was a public report of drones used to hack a Wi-Fi network in 2022, there are no accounts of similar events happening in 2023.

Hacking 102

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 102