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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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality. It combines multiple security capabilities into one easy-to-use package that includes: Antivirus protection Detects and neutralizes viruses, malware , spyware , and ransomware.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Using the information and accesses exposed, they could create effective phishing campaigns, or target companies with various forms of malicious software attacks: malware, spyware, ransomware, and more,” the article continued. The leaked data also included information from affiliated platforms, including Booking.com and Hotelbeds.com.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach Clop Ransomware exploits Cleo File Transfer flaw: dozens (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

custody in exchange for Marc Fogel North Korea-linked APT Emerald Sleet is using a new tactic U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

The post Ironic: LetMeSpy Spyware Hackers Were Hacked (by Hackers) appeared first on Security Boulevard. Content warning: Abuse, stalking, controlling behavior, Schadenfreude, irony, doxxing.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers TechCrunch The Citizen Lab, a group of academics and security researchers, recently published a report indicating the governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are "likely" customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

A data breach is any person’s nightmare. Hackers target small and medium businesses as they don’t have the resources to pay for cybersecurity tools and network upgrades to protect their data against the latest cybercriminals’ tricks as large corporations do. Pay attention to symptoms of malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Here’s how data awareness can help HTTP Client Tools Exploitation for Account Takeover Attacks Dangerous hacker responsible for more than 40 cyberattacks on strategic organizations arrested Whos Behind the Seized Forums Cracked & Nulled?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

Quantum computers threaten to break online security in minutes, expert warns ENISA NIS360 2024 Catalan court says NSO Group executives can be charged in spyware investigation Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,newsletter)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2025

CISA adds Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Entertainment venue management firm Legends International disclosed a data breach China-linked APT Mustang Panda upgrades tools in its arsenal Node.js

Data breaches 61

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

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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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

Ukraine’s cyber operation shut down the ATM services of major Russian banks A bug in Chrome Password Manager caused user credentials to disappear BIND updates fix four high-severity DoS bugs in the DNS software suite Terrorist Activity is Accelerating in Cyberspace – Risk Precursor to Summer Olympics and Elections Progress Software fixed (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach impacting 1.7M

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

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Data breaches Social Engineering Hacking Malware 128

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2024

CISA adds Microsoft Windows and Rejetto HTTP File Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Evolve Bank data breach impacted over 7.6 Their focus? million miles on U.S.

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Data breaches VPN Malware Banking 118

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

carmaker with phishing attacks Law enforcement operation dismantled phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT Cisco warns of a command injection escalation flaw in its IMC. Automotive Industry Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S.

Data breaches 131

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Malware 131

SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Cisco Duo supply chain data breach What happened? User data was stolen from Cisco Duo, a service that provides organizations with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) network access, as a consequence of a phishing attack targeting an employee of a third-party telephony provider.

Internet 111

Internet Internet Risk Social Engineering 111

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2025

CISA adds Apple products and Juniper Junos OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog GitLab addressed critical auth bypass flaws in CE and EE North Korea-linked APT group ScarCruft spotted using new Android spyware KoSpy Experts warn of a coordinated surge in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities Meta warns of actively exploited (..)

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw). Malware campaigns covered generally target/affect the end user. Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CISA adds Acclaim Systems USAHERDS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog U.S.

Spyware 59

Spyware IoT Malware Cybercrime 59

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 126

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 126

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4 Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

CISA adds Apple, Oracle Agile PLM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog More than 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls hacked exploiting recently patched zero-days Ransomhub ransomware gang claims the hack of Mexican government Legal Affairs Office US DoJ charges five alleged members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang Threat actor (..)

Cybercrime 71

Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Hacking VPN 71

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

Kaseya obtained a universal decryptor for REvil ransomware attack Over 80 US Municipalities Sensitive Information, Including Residents Personal Data, Left Vulnerable in Massive Data Breach Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2021 What Is An Identity and Access Management So-lution and How Can Businesses Benefit From It?

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Spyware Data breaches Government Ransomware 124

Hacker's King

MAY 24, 2025

No day goes by without risk of data breaches, identity theft, or financial losses to both people and businesses around the world. The rest of the breaches are a result of malware, zero-day exploits, system misconfiguration, and so on. Different types of malware include viruses, worms, spyware, ransomware, and trojans.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6

DDOS 128

DDOS Data breaches Ransomware Marketing 128

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Spyware 98

Spyware Hacking Malware Social Engineering 98

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The more accounts you have, the bigger your attack surface and potential exposure to data breaches. Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware Techspot This study demonstrates Google's reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 are flawed and don't actually keep out bots. Tips for finding old accounts.

Surveillance 52

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

CISA adds Craft CMS and Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Atlassian fixed critical flaws in Confluence and Crowd Salt Typhoon used custom malware JumbledPath to spy U.S. Military & Defense Sector: A Cybersecurity Disaster in the Making Analyzing ELF/Sshdinjector.A!

Scams 66

Scams Malware Encryption Phishing 66

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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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

Trades Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap Fighting Ursa Luring Targets With Car for Sale Cybersecurity When Cyberattacks Are Inevitable, Focus on Cyber Resilience IBM: Cost of a breach reaches nearly $5 million, with healthcare being hit the hardest Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures $1.4

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B COMB breach: 3.2B If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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