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Spyware, ransomware and Nation-state hacking: Q&A from a recent interview

Security Affairs

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? Spyware are powerful weapons in the arsenal of governments and cybercrime gangs. SecurityAffairs – hacking, spyware).

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

Some of the unearthed hoaxes delivered infostealers such as Aurora Stealer, Batloader, and IceID, with the latter having gained notoriety for facilitating Quantum ransomware distribution. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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AI likely to boost ransomware, warns government body

Malwarebytes

The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it expects Artificial Intelligence (AI) to heighten the global ransomware threat. Currently only state sponsored groups, professional spyware vendors, and the large criminal operations have access to, and know how to use advanced AI tools to increase the effectivity of their attacks.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 437 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

TikTok fined €345M by Irish DPC for violating children’s privacy Iranian Peach Sandstorm group behind recent password spray attacks Dariy Pankov, the NLBrute malware author, pleads guilty Dangerous permissions detected in top Android health apps Caesars Entertainment paid a ransom to avoid stolen data leaks Free Download Manager backdoored to serve (..)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 469 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports an extensive set of Device Takeover capabilities Experts warn of an ongoing malware campaign targeting WP-Automatic plugin Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted (..)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 473 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

million individuals North Korea-linked Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5 Fix it now! Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 462 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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