Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Malware Surveillance Ransomware 67

Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) to help protect your accounts wherever it’s offered. That risk still exists, but we all face many other threats today too. And that’s not a comprehensive list.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

The Chafer APT group has distributed data stealer malware since at least mid-2014, it was focused on surveillance operations and the tracking of individuals. The cyber espionage campaigns were carried out by Iran-linked Chafer APT (also known as APT39 or Remix Kitten). ” continues the report.

Government 115

Government Social Engineering Telecommunications Hacking 115

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Investigators allege Handschumacher was part of a group of at least nine individuals scattered across multiple states who for the past two years have drained bank accounts via an increasingly common scheme involving mobile phone “SIM swaps.”

Mobile 212

Mobile Cryptocurrency Scams Computers and Electronics 212

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

These messages run the usual range of phishing and fraudulent transaction attempts. Turned down due to a lack of detail and guidelines which “may give rise to a situation of dangerous state intrusion and surveillance threatening many constitutionally protected rights”, it’s now back on the table.

Media 66

Media Surveillance Cybercrime Accountability 66

Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

By combining something you know(like a password) with something you have(such as a verification code), 2FA adds an extra layer of protection to your online accounts. Hackers might target weak session tokens or hijack active sessions to gain unauthorized access to an account. However, like any security system, 2FA is not foolproof.

Authentication 52

Authentication Social Engineering Spyware Engineering 52

Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Internet-connected smart devices, like surveillance cams, smart light bulbs, smart locks and doorbells and baby monitors, are notoriously fraught with vulnerabilities, posing grave security risks. Devices with proprietary operating systems account for 34% of what consumers own and 96% of all detected vulnerabilities.

Cybercrime 116

Cybercrime Ransomware Cyber threats Surveillance 116

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The attack described by Microsoft begun with a phishing message that was opened by an internal employee, the malware infected its systems and made lateral movements infected other systems in the same network. The incident also affected the surveillance camera network of the company along with the finance department.

Antivirus 116

Antivirus Malware Phishing Advertising 116

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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Surveillance IoT Accountability Passwords 129

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 28, 2020

The latter measure is especially important, as data-in-motion encryption helps shield an organization’s data, video, voice and metadata from eavesdropping, surveillance and other interception attempts. Key Management. Encryption means nothing if a threat actor gains control of an organization’s cryptographic keys.

Data privacy 150

Data privacy Unstructured Data Encryption Identity Theft 150

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. This permission is often misused in phishing and spamming attacks. Malicious apps could use this data for tracking or unauthorized account access. Cybernews has the story.

Accountability 107

Accountability Mobile Surveillance Information Security 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The campaign leverages Exodus-themed phishing messages using an attachment named “Exodus-MacOS-1.64.1-update.zip.” The messages were sent by accounts associated with the domain “update-exodus[.]io”, “From the website, the developer described their software as a cloud-based surveillance and remote spy tool. update.zip.”

Cryptocurrency 70

Cryptocurrency Spyware Advertising Surveillance 70

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

Spyware 74

Spyware Ransomware Malware Data breaches 74

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

A former Estée Lauder employee is suing the company after $99,000 in retirement savings disappeared from her account. Experts say the case raises troubling questions about the security of $5.7 trillion stored in 401k retirement plans. The post Suit against Estée Lauder spotlights 401k Distribution Fraud appeared first on The Security Ledger.

Artificial Intelligence 40

Artificial Intelligence Surveillance Mobile Government 40

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

During the last month, our Threat Intelligence surveillance team spotted increasing evidence of an operation intensification against the Banking sector. The malicious executable is substantially an email stealer, in fact, the only purpose is to retrieve all the emails and passwords accounts present inside the victim machine.

Banking 72

Banking Malware Surveillance Retail 72

Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2022

An unknown Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has targeted Russian government entities with at least four separate spear phishing campaigns since late February, 2022. A spear phishing email from an unknown APT group claims to have “urgent vulnerability fixes” The PDF attachment— ? ????????????????? Build Rostec.

Malware 140

Malware Phishing Government Accountability 140

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Experts uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering the Quasar RAT. White hat hacker demonstrated how to hack a million Instagram accounts. Expert found Russias SORM surveillance equipment leaking user data. Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO and co-founder, has been hacked. Remove it now from your phone!

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eCommerce Data breaches Malware Advertising 48

Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2021

They may give tip-offs, or send files over, and most commonly, do some work in anti-phishing. For example, a popular past time is filling up phish pages with bogus data. It’s fairly easy to do, has a steady stream of ready-made content in their mailboxes to check out, and there’s a lot of places to report it to.

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Malware Hacking Phishing Passwords 92

DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

So in this piece we shall dig into the details using open source intelligence, and prove Capita was penetrated by Black Basta ransomware group using Qakbot phishing to deliver hands on keyboard access for weeks — and question if the playbooks organisations are using to handle ransomware groups are fit for purpose in 2023. Go in hard.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Government Data breaches Media 124

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Pegasus is the creation of the NSO Group , an Israeli firm that licenses it to governments to perform surveillance. While ransomware and APT groups may conduct surveillance on their targets before launching an attack, they are seldom concerned with individuals.

Spyware 52

Spyware Government Surveillance Mobile 52

Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In case you want to train your employees, you may need to use a company account to be able to set scheduled lessons for your staff. to $199 for business accounts. There are two types to choose from: an individual account and a company account. But it works only for individual users.

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Social Engineering Accountability Phishing Cybersecurity 40

Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2024

The experts observed the APT deploying Headlace in three distinct phases from April to December 2023, respectively, using phishing, compromised internet services, and living off the land binaries. As expected, Ukraine topped the list, accounting for 40% of the activity.” The campaigns targeted at least thirteen separate nations.

Malware 128

Malware Phishing Surveillance Internet 128

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. The cybercriminals use either the (quite basic) control panel or Telegram to obtain the data, including gamer accounts. All kinds of offers related to gamer accounts can be found on the dark web.

Malware 101

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 101

Spinone

JANUARY 5, 2021

If something happens with one warehouse that con Also, unlike most on-site solutions, these places are guaranteed to 24/7 surveillance and armed security guards. Phishing emails. It is easy to trick mass target public cloud users into clicking on phishing emails by masking them as Google or Microsoft emails.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Authentication Backups Encryption 52

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

14 by KrebsOnSecurity, Netnod CEO Lars Michael Jogbäck confirmed that parts of Netnod’s DNS infrastructure were hijacked in late December 2018 and early January 2019 after the attackers gained access to accounts at Netnod’s domain name registrar. Review accounts with registrars and other providers. Contacted on Feb.

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DNS Internet Internet Government 271

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

The campaigns have been conducted since 2015 and are aimed at conducting information collection and surveillance operations against individuals and organizations of strategic interest to Teheran. ” The surveillance operations conducted by the APT group involved the distribution of Android malware such as VINETHORN and PINEFLOWER.

Surveillance 96

Surveillance Social Engineering Phishing Government 96

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The JabberZeus crew’s name is derived from the malware they used, which was configured to send them a Jabber instant message each time a new victim entered a one-time password code into a phishing page mimicking their bank. “In early October, the Ukrainian surveillance team said they’d lost him,” he wrote.

Banking 276

Banking Small Business Accountability Cybercrime 276

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the US, for example, the FTC has requested public comments on the “prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers” to inform future legislation. Privacy experts are eagerly giving advice on how to secure your accounts and minimize your digital footprint.

Insurance 118

Insurance Social Engineering IoT Data breaches 118

SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

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. Spear-phishing document. After a Facebook conversation, the potential target received a spear-phishing email from the actor. Modified time.

Surveillance 131

Surveillance Malware Phishing Encryption 131

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.

Spyware 86

Spyware Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Data breaches 86

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. ” FAKE IDs AND PHONY NOTES.

Mobile 243

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 243

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Witness the ascent of hyper-personalized phishing attacks, leveraging advanced AI to craft deceptive attempts, posing severe threats to data, finances, and reputation,” declares Andrew Hural, the Director of Managed Detection and Response for UnderDefense. “The continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The account recovery element of passkey is another double-edged sword. While a consumer application will almost certainly be pleased to outsource account recovery to Apple, Google, or Microsoft, many administrators may not be. They convert the data into templates that, even if leaked or breached, cannot be used to hack an account.

Passwords 125

Passwords Password Management Authentication Technology 125

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots. Assess the physical security measures: Evaluate access controls, surveillance systems, and environmental controls.

Risk 108

Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 108

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Lazarus made use of COVID-19 themes in its spear-phishing emails, embellishing them with personal information gathered using publicly available sources. Phishing continues to be an effective way for attackers to gather corporate data. — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 31, 2020.

Malware 110

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 110

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The group’s distinctive features are the high quality of their phishing attacks and the use of legitimate services, which makes it very difficult to detect its malicious activity in companies’ infrastructures. Silence reduced the use of phishing mail-outs, instead purchasing access to targeted banks from other groups (in particular TA505).

Banking 85

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 85

SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This strategic shift signals its intent to intensify its surveillance capabilities and expand its range of targets. The initial attack vector was a phishing email disguised as an email from a government entity or service. The group targets its victims by sending spear-phishing emails with Microsoft Office documents attached.

Government 118

Government Malware VPN Manufacturing 118