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US NCSC and DoS share best practices against surveillance tools

Security Affairs

The US NCSC and the Department of State published joint guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools. In the last years, we have reported several cases of companies selling commercial surveillance tools to governments and other entities that have used them for malicious purposes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ScarCruft surveilling North Korean defectors and human rights activists

SecureList

The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. Based on the findings from the compromised machine, we discovered additional malware. Contact: intelreports@kaspersky.com.

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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. Mirai and Reaper are examples of a new generation of IoT botnets comprised of millions of infected home routers and surveillance cams. This is coming. Talk more soon.

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Ferocious Kitten: 6 years of covert surveillance in Iran

SecureList

The malware dropped from the aforementioned document is dubbed ‘MarkiRAT’ and used to record keystrokes, clipboard content, provide file download and upload capabilities as well as the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the victim machine. Background. Analysis of MarkiRAT. hxxp://C2/ech/client.php?u=[computername]_[username]&k=[AV_value].

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Malware has been present in the digital space since the 1980s, with early prank malware like the Morris Worm or the (c)Brain. However, malware is not quite as amusing in a modern context. How Does Malware Work?

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United Nations data stolen from Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

And gaining internal access of servers might allow cyber criminals to conduct long-term surveillance on their counterparts. And prima facie that the bad guys damaged the internet servers, and the data stored on it with malicious software installation. However, UN isn’t ready to issue a statement on this issue publicly.

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Security Risks of Government Hacking

Schneier on Security

A new report from the Center of Internet and Society looks at the security risks of allowing government hacking. It is too dangerous to mandate encryption backdoors, but targeted hacking of endpoints could ensure investigators access to same or similar necessary data with less risk.