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Turkish Sea Turtle APT targets Dutch IT and Telecom firms

Security Affairs

Sea Turtle cyber espionage group targeted telco, media, ISPs, IT service providers, and Kurdish websites in the Netherlands. Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns. The Sea Turtle APT group focuses primarily on targeting organizations in Europe and the Middle East.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 273

Security Affairs

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 223 – News of the week

Security Affairs

NCSC report warns of DNS Hijacking Attacks. Media File Jacking allows manipulating media files users receive via Android WhatsApp and Telegram. Israel surveillance firm NSO group can mine data from major social media. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you!

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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. And watchdog groups say its products are often found to be used in surveillance abuses. What can this Pegasus iOS attack do?

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Quad9 to move offices to Switzerland, invites other privacy-focused firms to follow

SC Magazine

.” Quad9 is a non-profit offering a free recursive DNS service that does not log user data. and Google Public DNS. surveillance and accept GDPR as a global “gold standard” of privacy protections. It offers additional privacy and security features, including screening for malicious domains and encryption.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 221 – News of the week

Security Affairs

China installs a surveillance app on tourists phones while crossing in the Xinjiang. Google addressed three critical code execution flaws in Android Media Framework. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). LooCipher: The New Infernal Ransomware. Bangladesh Cyber Heist 2.0:

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

DNS changer Malicious actors may use IoT devices to target users who connect to them. A 2022 campaign known as Roaming Mantis, or Shaoye, spread an Android app whose capabilities included modifying DNS settings on Wi-Fi routers through the administration interface. The practice has not become widespread due to relative inefficiency.

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