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Users in Italy and Kazakhstan Targeted by Spyware Provider

Heimadal Security

For many years, Google has been monitoring the activity of commercial spyware sellers and in conjunction with Google’s Project Zero, discovered the fact that RCS Labs, an Italian vendor, utilizes unusual drive-by downloads as first infection vectors to target iOS and Android mobile users. What Happened?

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Experts link Hermit spyware to Italian surveillance firm RCS Lab and a front company

Security Affairs

Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country.

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. Of course, no prize ensued after the fee was paid.