Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Here’s how data awareness can help HTTP Client Tools Exploitation for Account Takeover Attacks Dangerous hacker responsible for more than 40 cyberattacks on strategic organizations arrested Whos Behind the Seized Forums Cracked & Nulled?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

SecurityAffairs awarded as Best European Personal Cybersecurity Blog 2022 Crooks are using RIG Exploit Kit to push Dridex instead of Raccoon stealer Flagstar Bank discloses a data breach that impacted 1.5

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

to replace Chinese equipment Hackers breached a server of National Games of China days before the event Russian Gamaredon APT is targeting Ukraine since October Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark Argo CD flaw could allow stealing sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps. US seizes $3.6 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2023

Government agencies SonicWall urges organizations to fix critical flaws in GMS/Analytics products Citrix fixed a critical flaw in Secure Access Client for Ubuntu Cl0p hacker operating from Russia-Ukraine war front line – exclusive Fortinet fixed a critical flaw in FortiOS and FortiProxy Microsoft mitigated an attack by Chinese threat actor Storm-0558 (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware. Qakbot can also be used to form botnets.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

The exploit called “SignSight” involved the modification of software installers hosted on the Certificate Authorities website (“ca.gov.vn”) to insert a spyware tool called PhantomNet or Smanager to unsuspecting end users. What time does the Bank open or close, when is it full of money, how do the employees enter or exit the bank etc….

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

New variant of Dridex banking Trojan implements polymorphism. ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. China installs a surveillance app on tourists phones while crossing in the Xinjiang. Israel blamed Russia for jamming at Israeli Ben Gurion airport. A cyberattack took offline websites of the Georgia agency.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. Coyote: a multi-stage banking Trojan Developers of banking Trojans are constantly looking for new ways to distribute their implants. Coyote infection chain The goal of the Coyote Trojan is consistent with typical banking Trojan behavior.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

Exploited enterprise IT zero-day vulnerabilities: Mandiant Commercial Use of Zero-Days Mandiant also observed three cases in which commercial spyware companies leveraged zero-day flaws. “This allows the attacker to control the timing of the operation and can decrease the chances of detection.”

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Google Security

MAY 15, 2024

Advanced cellular security to fight fraud and surveillance We’re adding new advanced cellular protections in Android 15 to defend against abuse by criminals using cell site simulators to snoop on users or send them SMS-based fraud messages. These features require device OEM integration and compatible hardware.

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Pen Test Partners

MAY 26, 2025

Here we’ve picked out the most interesting ones, showing what our DFIR team can do, and continues to do, day in, day out… Claydons fraud An elderly resident from a village near our HQ was targeted by fraudsters posing as her banks fraud team. With our help, she challenged the bank, which refunded her entire savings.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

government imposes visa restrictions on individuals who are involved in the illegal use of commercial spyware. State Department announced it is implementing a new policy to impose visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The policy underscores the U.S. The policy underscores the U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2024

Department of State imposed visa restrictions on 13 individuals allegedly linked to the commercial spyware business. The US Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on 13 individuals involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware or their immediate family members. ” In February, the U.S. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

CISA compiled a list of free cybersecurity tools and services White House and UK Gov attribute DDoS attacks on Ukraine to Russia’s GRU UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin update forced for million sites Google Privacy Sandbox promises to protect user privacy online Iran-linked TunnelVision APT is actively exploiting the Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44731 (..)

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. This information can range from what websites you visit to your download history to your bank PIN.

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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. 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.

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