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The Zero Click, Zero Day iMessage Attack Against Journalists

SecureWorld News

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The company sells its surveillance technology to governments around the world. His phone did not set the SNI in the HTTPS Client Hello message and it did not perform a DNS lookup for bananakick.net.

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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

As first detailed by KrebsOnSecurity in July 2016 , Orcus is the brainchild of John “Armada” Rezvesz , a Toronto resident who until recently maintained and sold the RAT under the company name Orcus Technologies. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2023

SecureList

Tomiris called, they want their Turla malware back We first reported Tomiris in September 2021, following our investigation into a DNS hijack against a government organization in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). The attribution of tools used in a cyber-attack can sometimes be a very tricky issue.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Cybersecurity vendors like Panda Security suggest the best way to defend against crimeware is using a combination of antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and threat detection technology. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2022

SecureList

In January, we reported a malicious campaign targeting companies that work with cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized finance and blockchain technology: the attackers are interested in fintech in general. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites. BlueNoroff continues its search for crypto-currency.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 221 – News of the week

Security Affairs

City Council of Somerville bans facial recognition technology. Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program. Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program. ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH).

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9 Best Secure Web Gateway Vendors for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It unites spyware, malware, and virus protection with a policy and reporting engine. MVISION Unified Cloud Edge by McAfee Enterprise is cloud native and converges an SWG with a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Endpoint DLP technologies. Key differentiators.