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A chink in the armor of China-based hacking group Nickel

Malwarebytes

Nickel’s techniques vary, but in the end the group’s activity has only one objective, namely to implant stealthy malware for getting into networks, stealing data, and spying on government agencies, think tanks, and human rights organizations. Targets, methods, and techniques.

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Microsoft disrupts China-based hacking group Nickel

Malwarebytes

Nickel’s techniques vary, but in the end the group’s activity has only one objective, namely to implant stealthy malware for getting into networks, stealing data, and spying on government agencies, think tanks, and human rights organizations. Targets, methods, and techniques.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 223 – News of the week

Security Affairs

Israel surveillance firm NSO group can mine data from major social media. Poland and Lithuania fear that data collected via FaceApp could be misused. Slack resetting passwords for roughly 1% of its users. Former NSA contractor sentenced to 9 years for stealing classified data.

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The State of Stalkerware in 2023–2024

SecureList

In most countries around the world, use of stalkerware is currently not prohibited, but installing a surveillance application on another person’s smartphone without their consent is illegal and punishable. Nevertheless, iPhone users fearing surveillance should always keep a close eye on their device.

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