Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The virus avoided detection by antivirus solutions through regular updates from an attacker-controlled command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, and spread through the company’s systems, causing network outages and shutting down essential services for nearly a week.”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

Content blockers help reduce ads, Trojans, phishing, and other undesirable content that an antivirus product alone may not stop. If you are concerned about surveillance or censorship, use privacy-first software like the Tails operating system , Tor browser , and Signal messenger. Be alert for people trying to trick you.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2019

These browser extensions are installed when users install Avast or AVG antivirus solutions on their computers on their PCs. “Are you one of the allegedly 400 million users of Avast antivirus products? “Are you one of the allegedly 400 million users of Avast antivirus products? This will be “US” for US English.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Remcos, short for Remote Control and Surveillance, was leveraged by malicious cyber actors conducting mass phishing campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic to steal personal data and credentials. Remcos installs a backdoor onto a target system.

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Malware Banking Penetration Testing Healthcare 80

Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For most small businesses, the chances of falling prey to a long-term covert surveillance operation by well-resourced, likely state-backed actors are slim. This shows that stealthily surveilling a network is not a tactic exclusive to highly sophisticated threat actors targeting enterprise businesses.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits. or later to detect the related indicators. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Instead of encrypting the hard drives of individual victims, and demanding payments of a few hundred dollars, a skilled team collaborated to break into an organization’s network; surveil the network layout; and then embed the malware. The SamSam group were pioneers,” Shier says.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2023

Use an antivirus on your phone. How to prevent spyware and stalkerware-type apps Set a screen lock on your phone and don't let anyone else access it Keep your phone up-to-date. Make sure you're always on the latest version of your phone's software.

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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. Investigating the attacker infrastructure we noticed interesting information such as the information of the stolen emails through our Digital Surveillance systems. Introduction.

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McAfee

MAY 26, 2020

using inadequately secured private or mobile devices (lack of antivirus software, out-of-date operating system software, no encryption solutions, etc.) Make sure the devices use the latest antivirus software and that employees have a VPN solution available when required by policy or their activities.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2022

The spyware developed by Israeli surveillance firm Candiru exploited recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day in attacks on journalists. The post Candiru surveillance spyware DevilsTongue exploited Chrome Zero-Day to target journalists appeared first on Security Affairs. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Coalition Against Stalkerware warns that stalkerware “may facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, and/or violence.” They still need physical access to the phone to jailbreak it, so iPhone users who fear surveillance should always keep an eye on their device.

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DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

Here’s a writeup from Kroll on a typical Black Basta incident: Qakbot has been around for many years, and is under heavy surveillance by both commercial CTI providers and independent security researchers. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is good. If you use Microsoft Defender, turn on tamper protection.

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Ransomware Government Data breaches Media 124

Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2021

While coverage of the proposed powers focused on “hacking” systems and talking about the issue in terms of offensive / surveillance capabilities, what we’ve ended up with is something a little different. Essentially, we’ve known this would happen for some time but perhaps didn’t know quite what form it would take.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2022

The campaigns, discovered by the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team , are designed to implant a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that can be used to surveil the computers it infects, and run commands on them remotely.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s spying when governments do it through opaque, mass surveillance regimes, it’s spying when companies do it through shadowy data broker networks that braid together disparate streams of information, and it’s spying when private individuals do it through unseen behavior on personal devices.

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Surveillance Passwords Software Technology 112

Hackology

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, implementing strong security measures, such as regularly updating software and using reliable antivirus software, can help detect and prevent the infiltration of Kamran spyware. To prevent falling victim to Kamran, it is crucial for users to be vigilant and only download apps from trusted and official sources.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. antivirus) require this access, malicious apps could abuse it to take full control of your device. Cybernews has the story. While some legitimate apps (e.g.,

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Antivirus vendors detect it. When weaponized by authoritarian governments, surveillance chills free speech, scares away dissent, and robs an innocent public of a life lived unwatched, for no crime committed other than speaking truth to power, conducting public health research, or simply loving another person. This is surveillance.

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Spyware Surveillance Mobile Government 123

Notice Bored

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One way flows or a mutual, bilateral or multilateral exchange of information. Formal business reporting between the organisation and some third party, such as the external auditors, stockholders, banks or authorities. . Encryption of data and/or of network links, storage media etc. typically using specified encryption schemes (i.e.

Information Security 56

Information Security Risk Media Encryption 56

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Twitter will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers GoDaddy discloses a new data breach Fortinet fixes critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb German airport websites hit by DDos attacks once again Cisco fixed critical RCE bug in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus engine CISA adds Cacti, Office, Windows (..)

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

At the end of September, at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit , our researchers provided an overview of FinSpy , an infamous surveillance toolset that several NGOs have repeatedly reported being used against journalists, political dissidents and human rights activists. FinSpy: analysis of current capabilities. In version 16.80.0

Malware 86

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 86

Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The course consists of four modules: Hackers Exposed: You will find out methods that stop hackers, block tracking, and prevent government surveillance. Endpoint Protection: Discover how to use antivirus software, learn about malware, encryption and application control.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Your antivirus program or other security solution is randomly disabled. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8 You can’t access the Control Panel.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 7, 2024

Advantages of Automated Cyber Risk Management Software One of the primary advantages offered by automated tools is the concept of continuous monitoring and surveillance. Unlike periodic manual assessments, automated cyber risk management provides organizations with real-time threat detection and response capabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.), While many envision attacks on smart cars and surveillance cameras, servers exposed to the demilitarized zone (DMZ), such as MoveIT servers , also provide tantalizing edge targets.

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Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2022

To catch them, administration policies on continuous surveillance and periodic assessments should be in place. See our picks for the the Best Antivirus Software. But breaches can also be caused by a poorly written policy, improper configurations, coding mistakes, unauthorized access points (APs), and other WLAN vulnerabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Related :Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites and access management systems represent the entry stakes for participating in today’s digital economy. Over the past couple of years, CyCognito’s botnet has surveilled and fingerprinted some 3.5

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Digital transformation Internet Internet Firewall 180

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. China installs a surveillance app on tourists phones while crossing in the Xinjiang. After 2 years under the radars, Ratsnif emerges in OceanLotus ops. Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived. LooCipher: The New Infernal Ransomware. Bangladesh Cyber Heist 2.0:

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Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 47

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. Vamosi: There's also Pegasus, a type of surveillance software created by NSO in Israeli security company. And what if that unease was coming from your mobile device.

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Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer. The fake programs are distributed through malicious websites that may be listed in the victim’s search results.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 94

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

The group’s operations were exposed in 2018, showing that it was conducting surveillance attacks against individuals in the Middle East. Interestingly, some of the TTPs used by this threat actor are reminiscent of other groups operating in the domain of dissident surveillance. Other interesting discoveries.

Malware 139

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 139

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It was for 1000s of compromised, Internet of Things, enabled devices, such as surveillance cameras, residential gateways, internet connected printers, and even in home baby monitors these devices themselves are often thought of as not having much in the way of resources, and really they don't have many computing resources.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. However, we believe that a number of threat actors will begin to use other alternatives.

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Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 106

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. ForgePoint Capital.

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