Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

federal court for illegally targeting its customers with the surveillance spyware Pegasus. According to the lawsuit, NSO Group is accountable for hacking into Apple’s iOS-based devices using zero-click exploits. The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims’ devices with its Pegasus spyware.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. This led the United States government, along with Australia, Canada, and the U.K., Iranian cyber actors draw international attention.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Is it a Russia’s weapon?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

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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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2019

Allegedly Western nation-state actors breached the systems of Russian tech giant Yandex in 2018, the attack involved a new variant of the Regin malware. According to the Reuters, Western state-sponsored hackers breached the systems of the Russian tech giant Yandex in 2018, the attack involved a new variant of the Regin malware.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 22, 2018

The EFF and Lookout are reporting on a new piece of spyware operating out of Lebanon. Types of data stolen include documents, call records, audio recordings, secure messaging client content, contact information, text messages, photos, and account data. The campaigns span across 21+ countries and thousands of victims.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

Japanese computers hit by a wiper malware ahead of 2021 Tokyo Olympics Obtaining password hashes of Windows systems with PetitPotam attack. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. If you want to also receive for free the international pre ss subscribe here.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 11, 2022

Reacting to the news on the government spyware like NSO Group Pegasus and Android affecting Hermit malware, the Mobile Giant of Korea said that it offers a firm commitment to safeguarding the personal and sensitive information of its users.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs was supported by ISPs to spy on users. The following image shows a landing page to trick Italian users into installing one of the following apps in order to recover their accounts. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

One of the officials targeted with the infamous spyware there is Didier Reynders, a senior Belgian statesman who has served as the European Justice Commissioner since 2019. ” “It was the first time Apple had sent a mass alert to users that they were in government hackers’ crosshairs.”

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Malware, or code written for malicious purposes, is evolving. To understand the new dangers malicious code poses to developers, it helps to take a brief look back at the history of malware. Malicious code, or malware, is intentionally written to disrupt, damage, or otherwise inflict undesirable effects on a target system.

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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 Million Alert!

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews Usernames Names Government ID numbers (CURP) Phone numbers Email addresses Home addresses Dates of Birth Gender KYC status IP addresses used to register for an account IP addresses used to log in Deposit amounts Withdrawal amounts Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents. Amount of leaked data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The steps we’re taking today will send a clear message: In a free society, it is unacceptable to weaponize powerful state-sponsored spyware against those who seek to make the world a better place.". Being on this list effectively blocks the government or its vendors from doing business with NSO. And he didn't stop there.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

US seizes $3.6 to replace Chinese equipment Hackers breached a server of National Games of China days before the event Russian Gamaredon APT is targeting Ukraine since October Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark Argo CD flaw could allow stealing sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps. US seizes $3.6

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles. 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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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. Perform other intrusive and malicious activity (modular malware, keylogging, screencaps, etc.). What is Pegasus?

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

Experts believe that Russian Gamaredon APT could fuel a new round of DDoS attacks The strange link between Industrial Spy and the Cuba ransomware operation Reuters: Russia-linked APT behind Brexit leak website GitHub: Nearly 100,000 NPM Users’ credentials stolen in the April OAuth token attack Android pre-installed apps are affected by high-severity (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

billion malware attacks were identified by the report. These new attacks affect everything from private citizens and businesses to government systems; healthcare organizations; public services; and food, water, and fuel supply chains. Also read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions. Crimeware and spyware. Ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

In a recent tweet , the FBI office in Denver warned consumers against using free public charging stations, stating that criminals have managed to hijack public chargers with the objective of infecting devices with malware or other software that can give hackers access to your phone, tablet or computer.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Both infection methods resulted in the same malware (the DeathNote downloader), which uploaded the target’s information and retrieved the next-stage payload at the discretion of the C2 (Command and Control) server. It’s thought that the malware was spread through a vulnerability in the software.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Related: Long run damage of 35-day government shutdown. And the malware that subsequently gets installed continues to get more stealthy and capable with each advancing iteration. Researchers recently flushed out a new variety of the Xbash family of malware tuned to seek out administrators’ rights and take control of Linux servers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Bug bounty hacker earned $5,000 reporting a Stored XSS flaw in iCloud.com Experts warn of threat actors abusing Google Alerts to deliver unwanted programs FBI warns of the consequences of telephony denial-of-service (TDoS) attacks An attacker was able to siphon audio feeds from multiple Clubhouse rooms Georgetown County has yet to recover from a sophisticated (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Since at least 2017, the prolific gang compromised at least 500,000 government and private sector companies in more than 150 countries. Group-IB has been tracking the gang since 2019 and established that around 500,000 government and private sector companies could have been compromised by TMT gang members. 1 Courtesy of INTERPOL.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware. Hackers compromised a Canonical GitHub account, Ubuntu source code was not impacted. Cyberattack shuts down La Porte County government systems. Kaspersky report: Malware shared by USCYBERCOM first seen in December 2016. Once again thank you!

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Since the malware in this incident was compiled on April 15, 2021, and compilation dates are the same for all known samples, this incident is likely to be the first involving Maui ransomware. In most cases, the targets appear to be diplomatic and government organizations in Europe. Chinese-speaking activity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

The malware was an info stealer and according to the researchers, it was part of a long-term campaign, tracked as “PhantomLance” that has been active at least since December 2015. We informed Google of the malware, and it was removed from the market shortly after.” ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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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. Last year, the cybersecurity of corporations and government agencies was more significant than ever before, and will become even more so in 2023. These add up to 144 million annually.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2024

Department of State imposed visa restrictions on 13 individuals allegedly linked to the commercial spyware business. The US Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on 13 individuals involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware or their immediate family members. Government personnel.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 8 security breaches available for sale. Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware. Jump ahead: Adware. RAM scraper.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

Axie Infinity disclosed the security breach through the official Discord and Twitter accounts, and by Ronin Network. A PDF containing the offer was sent to the employee, once opened the file a spyware compromised his system and infiltrate the Ronin’s network. The attackers have stolen roughly 173,600 ether and 25.5 million USDC.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

government imposes visa restrictions on individuals who are involved in the illegal use of commercial spyware. State Department announced it is implementing a new policy to impose visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. government. government. The policy underscores the U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Group-IB specialists discovered 19 928 of Singaporean banks’ cards that have shown up for sale in the dark web in 2018 and found hundreds of compromised government portals’ credentials stolen by hackers throughout past 2 years. New malware in gang’s arsenal. Users’ logins and passwords from the Government Technology Agency ( [link] [.]

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