Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. We have credible reports that the Chinese hacked Gmail around 2010, and there are ongoing concerns about both censorship and surveillance by the Chinese social-networking company TikTok.

Surveillance 212

Surveillance Wireless Government Internet 212

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) uncovered a new targeted attack on the information and telecommunication systems of Ukrainian government entities. The new malicious code act as surveillance software, they implement surveillance capabilities and remote administration features.

Cyber Attacks 85

Cyber Attacks Surveillance Telecommunications Advertising 85

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.

Malware 144

Malware Phishing Government Accountability 144

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

The victims we observed were all high-profile Tunisian organizations, such as telecommunications or aviation companies. The group’s operations were exposed in 2018, showing that it was conducting surveillance attacks against individuals in the Middle East. Domestic Kitten is a threat group mainly known for its mobile backdoors.

Malware 139

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 139

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.

Firmware 108

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 108

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.

Cybersecurity 118

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 118