CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2022

Especially, the Pegasus software surveillance revelations have left many in the mobile world baffled. Duo Mobile Application- This is a free to download an application that is available on Appstore and Playstore. The post These five apps can wipe off all your Mobile Security worries appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

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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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. ” AN ‘IDENTITY CRISIS’?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

Researchers discovered five vulnerabilities that can be exploited to remotely hack hospital Aethon’s TUG autonomous mobile robots. A TUG is an autonomous mobile robot designed for hospitals by Aethon. These autonomous robots work in the hospital 24/7 moving materials and clinical supplies.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a new report from Google's Threat Analysis Group, the researchers detail how commercial surveillance vendors particularly use spyware and target Google and Apple devices.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2024

Predator can turn infected smartphones into surveillance devices. Nelson said: “Today’s actions represent a tangible step forward in discouraging the misuse of commercial surveillance tools, which increasingly present a security risk to the United States and our citizens.” You can then uninstall the app.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Bosch, known more for its line of refrigerators, ovens, and dishwashers, also develops and sells an entire suite of surveillance cameras. When it comes to Apple, there’s definitely more than just a virus scan,” said Thomas Reed, director of Mac and Mobile at Malwarebytes. It shouldn’t. This is not innovation.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2019

Chinese border guards are secretly installing a surveillance app on smartphones of tourists and people crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from Kyrgyzstan. The surveillance software allows operators to spy on victims, accessing emails, text messages, contacts, calendar entries, call records. ” continues the NYT.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2023

And according to a study made by cybersecurity specialists from NORDVPN, this phenomenon is taking place in practical, and half of the Britons fear that their mobile devices are collecting data eavesdropped from their personal conversation and perhaps passing the info to hackers in control of remote servers.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

On September 12, 2023 we published two blogs urging our readers to urgently patch two Apple issues which were added to the catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and to apply an update for Chrome that included one critical security fix for an actively exploited vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have identified a “lightweight method,” called iShutdown, to identify the presence of spyware on Apple iOS devices. The method allow to discover stealthy and poweful surveillance software like NSO Group ‘s Pegasus , Intellexa ‘s Predator , QuaDream ‘s Reign.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2022

Pegasus is spying software when installed on a device sends information about the calls, messages, phones, videos and all other device related info to remote servers or those who installed the surveillance tool on the victims’ mobile. The United States banned NSO Group, that developed Pegasus surveillance software, last year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 23, 2022

Mobile security researchers from Google claim that RCS Lab made the spyware and was targeting mobiles without the consent or knowledge of the user. A freshly released update from Lookout also confirms the use of a surveillance tool on several communication devices of dignitaries from across the world.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2023

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Lookout pointed out that APT41’s activity has not slowed down since recent indictments by the U.S. The nation-state actors are turning their focus to mobile devices because these devices are high-value targets for cyber espionage operations. government.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Wednesday’s enforcement action represents a much firmer stance from the FTC compared to the settlement it reached in 2019 , when the government agency refrained from even using the term “stalkerware” and it focused more on lacking cybersecurity protections within the apps it investigated, not on the privacy invasions that were allowed.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2023

.” By definition, stalkerware are tools – software programs, apps and devices – that enable someone to secretly spy on another person’s private life via their mobile device. We don’t just report on Android security—we provide it Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Ubiquiti, a leading networking and video surveillance camera manufacturer, has successfully resolved a bug that inadvertently allowed users access to other customers’ accounts and private live video streams. The company attributed the problem to an upgrade in its cloud infrastructure.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Category Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Guides. This article will help you understand the basics of what an IT budget is, its general components, and how cybersecurity should be part of that planning process. laptops, PCs, tablets, mobile phones, desk phones, printers/scanners/copiers, etc.); Risk Level. and most importantly…) 6.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The company designs and develops digital imaging products for use in mobile phones, laptops, netbooks and webcams, security and surveillance cameras, entertainment, automotive and medical imaging systems. OmniVision Technologies Inc. In 2023, the imaging sensors manufacturer was the victim of a Cactus ransomware attack. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This Is What Will Change When You Sign On Growing use of AI in cybersecurity reveals new possibilities Are Software Updates Useless Against Advanced Persistent Threats?

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus Project is the name of a large-scale investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets that revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It seems like a never-ending cycle of blame and counter-blame in the world of cybersecurity. These allegations, which were made via China's official WeChat account , claim that the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) unit of the NSA conducted cyberattacks in 2009 and maintained continuous surveillance on Huawei's servers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A Togolese human rights advocate was hit by mobile spyware that has been allegedly developed by an Indian firm called Innefu Labs. The investigation also discovered links between the spyware and infrastructure used in these attacks, and Innefu Labs, a cybersecurity company based in India.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2021

Security researchers say that the flaw is related to software component used in cloud surveillance platform ThroughTek that is used by OEMs while manufacturing IP Cameras, baby monitoring cams and pet monitoring solutions along with robotic and battery devices. score to the newly discovered P2P SDK vulnerability.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

Privacy advocates across the world say that such mass surveillance programs do more bad than good as they make the populace get a feeling that their government never trusts them. The post China using AI to develop robots that can hide in sea launch bombs and cyber attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. More details awaited!

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

In a statement to journalists, Apple officials argued that the company has worked with security experts outside of the company, which has resulted in the iPhone being “the safest, most secure consumer mobile device on the market.” Mobile Security, Privacy at Issue. … This is a global concern.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

However, there is a high probability that the current data that has leaked to hackers can lead to incidents such as identity thefts and brute force attacks- for those customers who use their mobile phone numbers as their password. The post IKEA Canada becomes a victim of a large data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Australian government has given itself an enormous surveillance tool. Five Eyes means that rules in Oz can be used here, too. The post Secret Govt. Spy Powers Coming Here—via Australia appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

This week a Hensholdt spokesperson confirmed the security breach to BleepingComputer explaining that a small number of mobile devices in its UK subsidiary has been affected. Hensoldt AG focuses on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance missions in the defence, security and aerospace sectors.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

Mobile eye-tracking can be used to learn how much we understand while reading. Despite warnings from cybersecurity academics, whistleblowers or former NSA and CIA agents, the general public shows no animosity toward metadata surveillance. Metadata spying. Metadata is worthy of a separate examination.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

June 2023 security update for Android released by Google fixes about fifty flaws, including an Arm Mali GPU bug exploited by surveillance firms in their spyware. The flaw made headlines because it was exploited by surveillance firms for their spyware. The CVE-2022-22706 vulnerability was exploited as part of these exploit chains.

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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 Boulevard

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Police all over the nation are using the infamous Stingray device to surveil suspects. For example, Boston police (despite Stingray use being effectively illegal in Massachusetts). The post Boston Cops buy Stingray Spy Stuff—Spending Secret Budget appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Cybersecurity experts from Checkmarx discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Android camera apps provided by Google and Samsung could have been exploited by hackers to spy on hundreds of millions of users. . The post CVE-2019-2234 flaws in Android Camera Apps exposed millions of users surveillance appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 17, 2023

In late June, a mobile app that can, without consent, pry into text messages, monitor call logs, and track GPS location history, warned its users that its services had been hacked. Others steal it as a point of pride. All of them, it appears, take something that isn't theirs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

63 of them were targeted or infected with the Pegasus spyware, and four others with the spyware developed by another surveillance firm named Candiru. The researchers reported that at least two of them were targeted or infected with both surveillance software. ” concludes the report.

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