Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Additionally, keep in mind that while Lockdown Mode may make it more difficult for attackers to exploit social engineering in order to compromise devices, until Apple more strictly controls what apps it allows in its app store , potential government spying remains a major problem. Is that really true?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. Pegasus performs zero-click hacks by exploiting security flaws in popular applications installed by default on iOS and Android, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, or iMessage. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Mail servers become priority targets In June, Recorded Future warned that BlueDelta (aka Sofacy, APT28, Fancy Bear and Sednit) exploited vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail to hack multiple organizations including government institutions and military entities involved in aviation infrastructure. Drone hacking!

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SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This strategic shift signals its intent to intensify its surveillance capabilities and expand its range of targets. These are new variants of the same hacking tools that we first reported in August 2019, and later detailed again in June 2021.

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