Threatpost

OCTOBER 5, 2018

A spyware attack on a Saudi dissident living in Canada made headlines this week, but Citizen Lab warns that simpler attacks are the real epidemic.

Spyware 60

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Disclosing her mind at the Chatham House Cyber 2021 Conference, the Ms. Cameron alerted all the organizations to be well equipped with their defense-line against cyber attacks, especially those of ransomware genre. In this summer, a dip in the launch of cyber attacks was observed.

Ransomware 108

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Italy’s Antitrust Agency fines Apple and Google for aggressive practices of data acquisition HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested +1,000 suspects linked to various cybercrimes IKEA hit by a cyber attack that uses stolen internal reply-chain emails Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) hit by Clop ransomware Threat actors target crypto and (..)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

.” The series of attacks was observed between June 5 and 8, 2021, with a peak of these on Sunday evening, June 6. Al-Jazeera added that its service provider was able to detect the attacks and stop the hacking attempts. Al Jazeera condemns these cyber attacks and affirms its right to pursue legal recourse against the perpetrators.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 18, 2022

NOTE- In July first week, the company announced the release of a new feature termed Lockdown mode designed to prevent targeted cyber attacks at its users. The aim behind the release of this feature is to combat attacks related to spyware. .

Mobile 110

Mobile Spyware Cyber Attacks Software 110

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

LockBit ransomware gang hit the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM) Social engineering attacks target Okta customers to achieve a highly privileged role Talos wars of customizations of the open-source info stealer SapphireStealer UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key (..)

Social Engineering 108

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Russia-linked threat actor Gamaredon employed new spyware in cyber attacks aimed at public authorities and critical information infrastructure in Ukraine.

Malware 91

Malware Spyware DNS Government 91

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience?

Malware 102

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Kevin Breen , director of cyber threat research at Immersive Labs , said any vulnerability that is actively targeted by attackers in the wild must be put to the top of any patching list. privilege escalation vulnerabilities are often highly sought after by cyber attackers,” Breen said.

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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

Spyware 75

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2023

An unnamed Japanese cryptocurrency exchange was the victim of a cyber attack aimed at deploying an Apple macOS backdoor named JokerSpy. For this reason, experts believe that the discovered files are part of a more sophisticated attack. At this time, several files belonging to the attack chain are yet to be analyzed.

Cryptocurrency 90

Cryptocurrency Spyware Malware Architecture 90

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The first tricks victims into revealing their login credentials to bad actors; the latter dupes employees into installing malicious apps to devices, including new spyware such as Predator and Alien. Awareness and training campaigns that help employees identify and report phishing campaigns are helping to thwart hacks.

Mobile 100

Mobile Government Phishing Risk 100

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

Oracle spent 6 months to fix ‘Mega’ flaws in the Fusion Middleware Multiple malicious packages in PyPI repository found stealing AWS secrets Attackers exploited a zero-day in Mitel VOIP devices to compromise a network Threat actors continue to exploit Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems Vulnerabilities in the Jacuzzi SmartTub app could allow to access (..)

Small Business 82

Small Business Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 82

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

CISA warns of actively exploited Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082 The Quantum Computing Cryptopocalypse – I’ll Know It When I See It Kansas State University suffered a serious cybersecurity incident CISA adds Chrome and Citrix NetScaler to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Google TAG warns that Russian COLDRIVER APT is using a custom backdoor (..)

Artificial Intelligence 100

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It is not possible to collect or return the products due to the cyber attack. In order to facilitate file encryption, the ransomware look for processes associated with backups, anti-virus/anti-spyware, and file copying and terminates them. . “The cash registers can only scan and accept physical products from the stores.

Computers and Electronics 116

Computers and Electronics Ransomware Retail Spyware 116

Malwarebytes

JUNE 20, 2023

Is it spyware? Back in 2021, in speaking about threats to businesses, the former director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Chris Krebs, told news outlet Axios: “You’ve either been the target of a disinformation attack or you are about to be.” Is it ransomware? Tune in today.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

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Data breaches 75

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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DDOS 96

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A look at the nature and effects of legal, advanced spyware on application security. Typically, stories about cyber attacks grab the reader’s attention by describing the damage inflicted on a company in large dollar amounts. Media outlets first reported the existence of the spyware in 2016. What is Pegasus?

Spyware 52

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Social Engineering 92

Social Engineering Data breaches Ransomware Cybercrime 92

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Bug bounty hacker earned $5,000 reporting a Stored XSS flaw in iCloud.com Experts warn of threat actors abusing Google Alerts to deliver unwanted programs FBI warns of the consequences of telephony denial-of-service (TDoS) attacks An attacker was able to siphon audio feeds from multiple Clubhouse rooms Georgetown County has yet to recover from a sophisticated (..)

Spyware 83

Spyware Backups Manufacturing Data breaches 83

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

In a related development, OneSpan, a Chicago-based supplier of authentication technology to 2,000 banks worldwide, reports seeing a rise in cyber attacks targeting mobile banking patrons. On one level, the apps provided the seemingly innocuous functionality of filtering and modifying selfie photos.

Mobile 138

Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Cyber attack or computer glitch? North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the IT supply chain Operations at Iranian gas stations were disrupted today. Dark HunTOR: Police arrested 150 people in dark web drug bust ?

Artificial Intelligence 81

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

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VPN 81

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

Android Spyware Monokle, developed by Russian defense contractor, used in targeted attacks. German firms BASF, Siemens, Henkel hit by cyber attacks. US authorities have sentenced to prison 3 Romanian men who hacked US servers. FTC fines Facebook $5B and obliges it to adopt a new privacy framework.

Antivirus 59

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Cyber attack took offline flight display screens at the Bristol Airport. Researcher devised a new CSS & HTML attack that causes iPhone reboot or freezes Macs. NSO mobile Pegasus Spyware used in operations in 45 countries. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy.

Computers and Electronics 55

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Ecuador suffered 40 Million Cyber attacks after the Julian Assange arrest. Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading. CVE-2019-0803 Windows flaw exploited to deliver PowerShell Backdoor. FireEye releases FLASHMINGO tool to analyze Adobe Flash files. Code execution – Evernote.

Computers and Electronics 62

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 62

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 22, 2021

Chine Foreign Ministry has issued a public statement condemning the distribution and usage of Pegasus Spyware surveillance software by various countries. It has also accused United States & NATO for circulating misinformation that the Chinese intelligence was funding hacking groups to launch cyber attacks on the west.

Surveillance 145

Surveillance Spyware Software Government 145

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

That link would attempt to install spyware called Flubot, malware designed to steal online banking data from Andriod devices. . A Vodafone spokesman said, " We believe this current wave of Flubot malware SMS attacks will gain serious traction very quickly, and it's something that needs awareness to stop the spread ". .

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The app then connected to a malicious server and downloaded spyware to the phone, listening in on calls and viewing text messages for nearly a year and a half. Behind the attack is spyware manufacturer NSO Group, which sells technology to governments and law enforcement agencies, Bloomberg reported.

Spyware 83

Spyware Mobile Manufacturing Government 83

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

As users have increasingly moved from desktop operating systems to mobile devices as their primary form of computing, cyber attackers have taken notice and malware has followed. Mobile malware solutions, much like their desktop counterparts, do anti-virus and anti-spyware/adware scanning.

Mobile 104

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 104

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Tomiris employs a wide variety of attack vectors: spear-phishing, DNS hijacking, exploitation of vulnerabilities (specifically ProxyLogon ), suspected drive-by downloads, and other “creative” methods. The attribution of tools used in a cyber-attack can sometimes be a very tricky issue.

Malware 73

Malware Spyware Cryptocurrency Government 73

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

“The attacks lately have evolved a lot as attackers are beginning to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to bypass the defense, attempting what is known as ‘low-and-slow’ attacks,” explained Mr. AlAwadhi. What is important is that successful struggle with such cyber-attacks is possible.

Artificial Intelligence 65

Artificial Intelligence Government Banking Advertising 65

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Trojans/Spyware. As new forms of malicious code appeared, an antivirus (AV) industry arose to tackle the challenge of detecting and responding to cyber threats. These early companies innovated various strategies to identify and stop attacks. Ransomware. Logic bombs.

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