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Hermit spyware is deployed with the help of a victim’s ISP

Malwarebytes

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed a sophisticated spyware activity involving ISPs (internet service providers) aiding in downloading powerful commercial spyware onto users’ mobile devices. The spyware, dubbed Hermit, is reported to have government clients much like Pegasus.

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Gamblers’ data compromised after casino giant Strendus fails to set password

Security Affairs

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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Operation Falcon: Group-IB helps INTERPOL identify Nigerian BEC ring members

Security Affairs

Since at least 2017, the prolific gang compromised at least 500,000 government and private sector companies in more than 150 countries. Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a type of email phishing attack that relies on social engineering. The investigation continues as some of the gang members remain at large.

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What threatens corporations in 2023: media blackmail, fake leaks and cloud attacks

SecureList

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.

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Don't plug your phone into a free charging station, warns FBI

Malwarebytes

There are crawlers that can search your phone for personally identifiable information (PII), account credentials, banking-related or credit card data in seconds. Instead, hackers know that our mobile devices store a lot of PII, which can be sold on the dark web for profit or re-used in social engineering campaigns.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2022

SecureList

In 2020, we predicted that governments would adopt a “name and shame” strategy to draw attention to the activities of hostile APT groups, a trend that has evolved even more in the last year. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed that threat actors have been using catfishing to lure Israeli soldiers into installing spyware.

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

For example, one website offered users to obtain a COVID vaccination certificate by entering their British National Health Service (NHS) account credentials. In Britain, con artists posing as a government authority promised to compensate electricity costs. Others offered the coveted Green Pass without vaccination.