Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2022, tech publication TechCrunch discovered that TheTruthSpy and other spyware apps share a common Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability, CVE-2022-0732. The publications described the bug as “extremely easy to exploit, and grants unfettered remote access to all of the data collected from a victim’s Android device.”

Spyware 127

Spyware Data collection Malware Hacking 127

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The two apps were discovered by Palo Alto Networks, which identify them, along with other apps leaking data, using a machine learning (ML)-based spyware detection system. The data collection code was found in the Baidu Push SDK, used to show real-time notifications inside both apps.

Data collection 108

Data collection Mobile Spyware Surveillance 108

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Ransomware , the headliner of the previous half-year, walked off stage: only 1 percent of emails analyzed by Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) contained this kind of malware. Ransomware operators have focused on targeted attacks,choosing large victims with a higher payment capacity.

Phishing 103

Phishing Ransomware Spyware Banking 103

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Data collected by the Internet Storm Center dug into “Survival Time History”, which is “calculated as the average time between reports for an average target IP address. The pop up blocker in particular was a big help with the proliferation of adware and spyware plugging into advertising networks.

Internet 70

Internet Internet Adware Spyware 70

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2019

We dubbed this JS Sniffer family GMO because the malware uses gmo[.]li 1 The screenshot shows a one-line code (line # 771) that downloads a JS Sniffer designed to steal customers’ data once a user lands on a checkout page. JS Sniffers is a type of malware that remains poorly researched. li host.”.

eCommerce 85

eCommerce Marketing Data breaches Advertising 85

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Both can be used to steal user data, collect information about the corporate network, and spread additional malware, such as ransomware. Noon spyware (4.89%) moved up to second place, and Badun Trojans (4.61%) spreading as archived electronic documents moved down to third place.

Phishing 90

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 90

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Not unlike malware, stalkerware apps are much less frequent on iPhones than on Android devices due to the proprietary and closed nature of iOS. To calculate the statistics, data from the consumer line of Kaspersky’s mobile security solutions was reviewed according to the Coalition Against Stalkerware detection criteria.

Mobile 78

Mobile Passwords Surveillance Technology 78