The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

government. These hacks called for more awareness around cybersecurityand brought to light how crucial it is to be proactive in data protection and security. Initial NCSAM efforts included urging people connected to the internet to update their antivirus software regularly. Cybersecurity has become much more advanced since then.

Cybersecurity 133

Cybersecurity Education Antivirus Firewall 133

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Most COVID-19-related phishing emails analyzed had different spyware strains embedded as attachments. Source: CERT-GIB.

Phishing 105

Phishing Malware Spyware DDOS 105

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In particular, we detected notifications about compensation allocated by the government to employees of certain companies. The attachments most frequently encountered and blocked by the antivirus in 2021 were Trojans from the Agensla family, which steal login credentials stored in browsers as well as credentials from e-mail and FTP clients.

Phishing 66

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 66

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Vulnerability in Medtronic insulin pumps allow hacking devices. Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program. ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Is Your Browser Secure? Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived.

Scams 47

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 47

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident.

Malware 139

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 139

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The FTC claims that spy phones secretly harvested and shared data on people's physical movements phone news online activities through a hidden hack. Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Companies and Government Agencies ArcaneDoor – New espionage-focused campaign found targeting perimeter network devices Israel Tried to Keep Sensitive Spy Tech Under Wraps.

Cybercrime 96

Cybercrime Spyware Data breaches Antivirus 96

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. The attacks, which took place earlier this year, affected industrial plants, design bureaus and research institutes, government agencies, ministries and departments.

Malware 101

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 101

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Looking back at past leaks of private companies providing such services, such as in the case of Hacking Team, we learned that many states all over the world were buying these capabilities, whether to complement their in-house technologies or as a stand-alone solution they couldn’t develop. Hack-and-leak is the new black (and bleak).

Firmware 107

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 107