Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 2, 2021

Key topics analysts anticipate for these security conferences include supply chain attacks, Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities and the iPhone/Pegasus spyware incident.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 22, 2021

Chine Foreign Ministry has issued a public statement condemning the distribution and usage of Pegasus Spyware surveillance software by various countries. The post China officially condemns Pegasus spyware surveillance and accuses US appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

Researchers at Amnesty International collected evidence that a Moroccan journalist was targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group ‘s spyware. The post Moroccan journalist targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group ‘s spyware appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Kaspersky researchers are warning of multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. Kaspersky researchers discovered multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. The broadcast receiver gets a message like that, it calls the event handler.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2024

Researchers devised a “lightweight method,” called iShutdown, to determine whether Apple iOS devices have been infected with spyware. Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have identified a “lightweight method,” called iShutdown, to identify the presence of spyware on Apple iOS devices.

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SecureList

JUNE 21, 2023

Over the years, there have been multiple cases when iOS devices were infected with targeted spyware such as Pegasus, Predator, Reign and others. Due to this granularity, discovering one exploit in the chain often does not result in retrieving the rest of the chain and obtaining the final spyware payload.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 17, 2024

Security researchers found that infections with high-profile spyware Pegasus, Reign, and Predator could be discovered on compromised Apple mobile devices by checking Shutdown.log, a system log file that stores reboot events. [.]

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2022

Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs revealed that devices of Finnish diplomats have been infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs revealed that the devices of some Finnish diplomats have been compromised with the infamous NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

Researchers from Citizen Lab have published a report detailing the use of a new zero-click iMessage exploit, dubbed HOMAGE, to install the NSO Group Pegasus spyware on iPhones belonging to Catalan politicians, journalists, academics, and activists. ” concludes the report. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 18, 2022

The controversial Pegasus spyware continues to stay in the news cycle, as a new report from the Citizen Lab details how the technology was used to target pro-democracy activists in Thailand. The increase in surveillance also means the use of Pegasus spyware. Pegasus spyware in Thailand.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

Researchers at Lookout discovered a new mobile spyware dubbed Monokle that was developed by a Russian defense contractor. Experts at Lookout discovered a new Android mobile spyware in the wild, dubbed Monokle, that was developed by a Russian defense contractor named Special Technology Centre Ltd. ( Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It includes stealing VPN connection data, logging keypresses, capturing screenshots and videos of the screen, recording sound with the microphone, stealing clipboard data and operating system event log data (which also makes stealing RDP authentication data possible), and much more.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has urged the EU to ban the development and deployment of spyware with the capabilities of Pegasus to protect fundamental rights and freedoms. For an in-depth look at Pegasus, have a listen to our podcast about the world’s most coveted spyware, Pegasus: Lock and Code S03E04.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Tens of thousands of devices worldwide, including many industrial control systems (ICS), have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Doing so caused the malicious app to send a host of private information to the attacker, including the device IMEI number, phone number, MAC address, operator details, location data, Wi-Fi information, emails for Google accounts, contact list, and a PIN used to transfer texts in the event one was set up by the user.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2025

Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma warns of the FireScam Android info-stealing malware that supports spyware capabilities. FireScam malware steals credentials and financial data by monitoring Android app notifications and sending data to a Firebase database.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

CISA adds Adobe Commerce and Magento, SolarWinds Serv-U, and VMware vCenter Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Walsall teenager arrested in joint West Midlands Police and FBI operation Treasury Sanctions Leader and Primary Member of the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn Three arrested for (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

CYBERCRIMINALS LAUNCHED “LEAKSMAS” EVENT IN THE DARK WEB EXPOSING MASSIVE VOLUMES OF LEAKED PII AND COMPROMISED DATA Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. TWO SPYWARE SENDING DATA OF MORE THAN 1.5M

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2024

Brokewell malware supports “accessibility logging,” it records any device events such as touches, swipes, displayed information, text input, and opened applications. The experts explained that potentially all applications on the device are vulnerable to data compromise as Brokewell logs every event.

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Hackology

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The emergence of Kamran spyware, targeting users of a regional news website, has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts. Distributed through a possible watering-hole attack on the Hunza News website , the spyware prompts users to grant permissions, allowing access to sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2025

Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma warns of the FireScam Android info-stealing malware that supports spyware capabilities. FireScam malware steals credentials and financial data by monitoring Android app notifications and sending data to a Firebase database.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

What else can we offer during the two eventful days? Kaspersky experts Igor Kuznetsov and Georgy Kucherin will tell a story of how they investigated top-class commercial spyware and dissected an infamous toolset.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2022

In order to hijack the shutdown event, the researchers abuse some components, such as the InCallService system application, the SpringBoard which is responsible for the majority of the UI interaction, and BackBoard, which supports SpringBoard to handle some tasks related to hardware events (i.e. and button presses).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Crimeware and spyware. On the other hand, spyware malware can breach a device and access specific functions like webcams, website history, cookies, or even record conversations on a phone. Security information and event management (SIEM). Also read: Complete Guide to Phishing Attacks: Different Types and Defenses.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For instance, we see a new trend emerging in the criminal ecosystem of spyware-based authentication data theft, with each individual attack being directed at a very small number of targets (from single digits to several dozen). Such attacks are likely to comprise an even larger portion of the threat landscape next year.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

Stalkerware is commercial monitoring software or spyware that is used for stalking, it is usually used to secretly spy on family members or coll e agues. MonitorMinor leverages the Accessibility Services API to intercept events in the controlled apps, even without root access it is able to operate effectively on all devices with this API.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In short, phishing scammers use current events to target vulnerable users, like those who are inexperienced, compulsive or still developing critical thinking skills – traits that apply to many school-aged children. Scammers used the beginning of the pandemic to spoof sites like eBay, where in-demand goods were being bought and sold.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When the receiver gets a message like that, it calls the event handler. According to our findings, the spyware has been active since mid-August 2023. A broadcast receiver listens for broadcasts from the system and other applications, such as phone starts charging, text message received, or downloader finishes downloading.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

to replace Chinese equipment Hackers breached a server of National Games of China days before the event Russian Gamaredon APT is targeting Ukraine since October Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark Argo CD flaw could allow stealing sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps. US seizes $3.6

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Since 2004, there's been an annual event designed to "Promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world." Was the general state of the Internet at the time so bad that all of these events sprang up almost out of necessity? Help required.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Downloading them infected a user’s system with a type of trojan spyware not previously seen in other utilities industry cyberattacks. An ideal aim is to prevent those events rather than dealing with the damage afterward. The emails also contained two attachments, which were supposedly bid-related forms. About the author.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2021

The main body is a modular framework, containing registration, spyware, VMX detection and other modules. Send secure device event log. There are six types of internal event handlers and corresponding packet formats. Event handlers. SLAVE_PACKET_LOCAL_VARS. Send local bot variables. SLAVE_PACKET_SECDEVICELOG.

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SecureList

MARCH 20, 2024

Instead, it is a full-fledged spyware application that collects SMS messages, keystrokes, etc. It needs this to steal credentials and mimic touch events for bypassing 2FA. Tambir Tambir is an Android backdoor that targets users in Turkey. It disguises itself as an IPTV app, but does not manifest any such functionality.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

Fraud Alert: Hackers Leak Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Targeting Ticketmaster Some data is ‘breached’ during a hacking attack on the Alabama Education Department Malware CapraTube Remix | Transparent Tribe’s Android Spyware Targeting Gamers, Weapons Enthusiasts Supply Chain Compromise Leads to Trojanized Installers for Notezilla, RecentX, Copywhiz (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2019

Despite its dimensions, this is the only apk that shows a spyware behavior. When started, the malware uses a simple trick to stay hidden to the user, in fact, it removes its icon from the Home Menu, then it registers a new service to intercept the events happening into the device. Third sample’s detection rate. Attribution.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

Adware, spyware, and worms all displayed an enormous bounce back in 2021, climbing 200%, and detections of email threats showed a considerable “Covid bounce” too. In 2021, the detection numbers for business threats were 85% higher than in 2019, and consumer threat detections were 47% higher.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

These include: automated threat prevention, detection, and response; automated remediation to terminate malicious processes, disconnect and quarantine infected devices, and rollback events to keep endpoints in a clean state; and security analytics performed on endpoint agents. It can detect and respond to known and unknown threats.

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