Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. According to Awake Security, the extensions were downloaded 33 million times and they were part of a massive surveillance campaign that was aided by the internet domain registrar CommuniGal Communication Ltd.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Russia plans to disconnect the country from the internet as part of an experiment aimed at testing the response to cyber attacks that should isolate it. Russia plans to conduct the country from the Internet for a limited period of time to conduct a test aimed at assessing the security of its infrastructure. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature, a gift for APT groups and cyber crime syndicates. The flaws reside in a feature named the “XMEye P2P Cloud” that is enabled by default which is used to connect surveillance devices to the cloud infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2018

Harvard Business School professor Shoshana Zuboff calls it " surveillance capitalism." Surveillance capitalism takes this one step further. Google's surveillance isn't in the news, but it's startlingly intimate. That phone is probably the most intimate surveillance device ever invented. We never lie to our search engines.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2021

Other cybersecurity news: A group of privacy-first tech companies have published an open letter today asking regulators to ban surveillance-based advertising. Source: The Hacker News) How fake accounts and sneaker-bots took over the internet. Judge drops hammer, dishes 7 years slammer for BEC and romance scammer.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. AndoServer samples are purely surveillance software used to spy on the victims, while SLRat is as an Android remote admin tool. ” reads the analysis published by the Lookout.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Ireland is a strategic place for intercontinental communications because it represents the place where undersea cables which carry internet traffic connect to Europe. Despite the Cable & Wireless bought by Vodafone in July 2012, the Nigella surveillance access point remained active as of April 2013. Source [link].

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2020

” Investigators speculate wiretapping devices were used to spy on internet and telephony communications. the Head of the NASES Surveillance Center Ján K., Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2018

A vulnerability in the Guardzilla home video surveillance system could be exploited by users to watch Guardzilla footage of other users. The Guardzilla All-In-One Video Security System is an indoor video surveillance solution. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many governments worldwide persecute their internal oppositions charging them with criminal activities and use strict online surveillance to track them. The surveillance software developed by NSO Group was used by government organizations worldwide to spy on human rights groups , activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society has launched a project to catalog all of the AI ethics declarations made by public and commercial organizations. However, as the data collected by Internet of Things systems gets deeper and richer , the algorithms running AI should get smarter and more accurate.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 22, 2021

Think of it as a private tunnel that allows you to connect to the internet without being tracked or traced by your internet service provider (ISP), advertisers, cybercriminals and others. Initially, the VPN was created for remote employees to send and receive corporate files through a secure internet connection.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2019

The head of London’s Serpentine Galleries resigned on Tuesday following a Guardian report about her links to the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group. Pegasus is a perfect tool for surveillance, it is able to steal any kind of data from smartphones and use them to spy on the surrounding environment through their camera and microphone.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

Experts observed multiple botnets exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in DVRs for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN. Botnet operators are exploiting several zero-day vulnerabilities in digital video recorders (DVRs) for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN-. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The United States continues to highlight the risks to national security in case of adoption of Huawei equipment and is inviting internet providers and telco operators in allied countries to ban Huawei. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2021

Which brings us to the second point: If this piece of malware isn’t being advertised—or if it isn’t really known—as a stalkerware-type app, then it’s less likely that it’s been built as one. The more egregious ones even advertise themselves specifically on their so-called abilities to “catch” cheating partners.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

In October 2019, security experts at Amnesty International’s Security Lab have uncovered targeted attacks against Moroccan human rights defenders Maati Monjib and Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui that employed NSO Group surveillance tools. This attack scenario sees attackers monitoring and manipulating the Internet traffic of the target.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism­ -- as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone -- ­matters. This isn't sustainable, either for this issue or any of the other policy issues surrounding Internet security. So does society's underlying security needs. We need public-interest technologists.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

RuNet – Russia successfully concluded tests on its Internet infrastructure. Thai Officials confirmed the hack of prison surveillance cameras and the video broadcast. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2020

The researcher operates multiple Tor nodes, last week he published a blog post that describes how internet service providers and organizations could stop Tor connections. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Once hacked vulnerable systems, attackers could steal personal information and conduct a wide range of malicious activities, including lock or unlock doors and gates, control elevator access, trigger alarms, intercept video surveillance streams, and manipulate HVAC systems and lights, disrupt operations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

Microsoft declared that an Emotet attack took down an organization’s network by overheating all the computers and bringing its Internet access down. The incident also affected the surveillance camera network of the company along with the finance department. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the government to cut internet traffic from the global Internet. This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the Russian government to disconnect the country from the global Internet.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2018

When Marc Zuckerberg testified before both the House and the Senate last month, it became immediately obvious that few US lawmakers had any appetite to regulate the pervasive surveillance taking place on the internet. Surveillance is the business model of the internet. But the market is broken.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

According to the media, these are the largest penalties imposed by the Kremlin on Western IT firms under internet use laws since 2012. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reported the Associated Press.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

CVE-2019-2234 flaws in Android Camera Apps exposed millions of users surveillance. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Belorussian authorities blocked ProtonMail following a wave of bomb threats. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Google Chrome first appeared in 2008 and rapidly established itself as a browser that couldn’t be ignored, thanks to some catchy marketing on Google’s massive advertising platform. Everyone benefitted. This meant that web applications mostly worked the same way, no matter what browser you used.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

The internet has been a blessing since its inception. The very concept of globalization has come into existence just because of the internet. The internet brought with it plenty of benefits, but accompanying these benefits came some evils that were previously not known of. They do this by following you on the internet.

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Identity Theft Internet Internet Surveillance 84

The Security Ledger

JANUARY 8, 2019

» Related Stories Spotlight: as Attacks Mount, how to secure the Industrial Internet Die Hard is a Movie About Building Automation Insecurity. We sit down with IoT luminary and influencer Stacey Higginbotham of the Internet of Things podcast and the StaceyonIoT blog to find out. We sit down with IoT luminary and.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Russian government asks all Internet service providers and VPN providers operating in the country to provide information about their users. “The company responded with a categorical refusal to Roskomnadzor’s repeated requests for information to be included in the register of information dissemination organizers on the Internet.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism -- ­as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone­ -- matters. This isn't sustainable, either for this issue or any of the other policy issues surrounding Internet security. So does society's underlying security needs. We need public-interest technologists.

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Cybersecurity Technology Government Internet 228

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We no longer rely on the Internet just for entertainment or chatting with friends. Governments in many countries push for easier identification of Internet users to fight cybercrime, as well as “traditional” crime coordinated online. People and regulators will demand more algorithmic transparency.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Demchak and Yuval Shavitt revealed that over the past years, China Telecom has been misdirecting Internet traffic through China. However, this also put valuable Google traffic in the hands of ISPs in countries with a long history of Internet surveillance,” continues the analysis published by ThousandEyes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Among other malicious features, LuminosityLink allowed Grubbs’ customers to record the keys that victims pressed on their keyboards, surveil victims using their computers’ cameras and microphones, view and download the computers’ files, and steal names and passwords used to access websites.” ” reads the DoJ’s sentence.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2019

In a recent US survey , 95% of internet users said they were either somewhat concerned or very concerned about their privacy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

The US Gov is testing high-altitude balloons for surveillance. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Machete cyber-espionage group targets Latin America military. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – newsletter).

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