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Syria-linked APT group SEA targets Android users with COVID19 lures

Security Affairs

Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. The experts found 71 malicious Android applications that were connecting to the same C2 server having an IP address linked to the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE).

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 438 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt PREDATOR IN THE WIRES OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes Cybersecurity Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough?

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Advanced threat predictions for 2024

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This politician became the target of a previously undiscovered “zero-day” attack aimed at infecting his phone with spyware. It determined that the injection point was situated within the connection between two Egyptian telecommunication providers. It is hard to imagine any future conflict without hacktivist involvement.

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