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SandStrike Spyware Uses VPN App to Infect Android Devices

Heimadal Security

A newly discovered spyware is affecting more and more Android devices. Threat actors have become quite keen on SandStrike, spyware that they deliver via a malicious VPN app. The post SandStrike Spyware Uses VPN App to Infect Android Devices appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. How SandStrike Works?

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Espionage campaign loads VPN spyware on Android devices via social media

CSO Magazine

A new espionage campaign, dubbed SandStrike, has been detected using malicious VPN apps to load spyware on Android devices, cybersecurity company Kaspersky reports. To read this article in full, please click here

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Malicious VPN Installers Used to Infect Devices with Spyware

Heimadal Security

The VPN market has grown considerably in the last few years due to the increasing popularity of VPN technologies. However, corrupted VPN installers have been used by threat actors to deliver a piece of spyware called EyeSpy, as part of a malware campaign that started in May 2022.

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Experts Warn of SandStrike Android Spyware Infecting Devices via Malicious VPN App

The Hacker News

A previously undocumented Android spyware campaign has been found striking Persian-speaking individuals by masquerading as a seemingly harmless VPN application. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is tracking the campaign under the moniker SandStrike. It has not been attributed to any particular threat group.

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A New Android Spyware Called RatMilad Is Targeting Enterprise Devices

Heimadal Security

RatMilad, a new Android malware that masquerades as a VPN and phone number spoofing app, has been observed to target a Middle Eastern enterprise mobile device. The post A New Android Spyware Called RatMilad Is Targeting Enterprise Devices appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Major Hotel Group Leaks 1TB of Customer Data

Adam Levin

Our team was able to access this server because it was completely unsecured and unencrypted,” announced VPN review website vpnMentor in a blog article describing their findings. . The personally identifiable information of children was included in several of the records.

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A New Spyware is Targeting Telegram and Psiphon VPN Users in Iran

The Hacker News

Threat actors with suspected ties to Iran have been found to leverage instant messaging and VPN apps like Telegram and Psiphon to install a Windows remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive information from targets' devices since at least 2015.

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