Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

Researchers discovered five vulnerabilities that can be exploited to remotely hack hospital Aethon’s TUG autonomous mobile robots. A TUG is an autonomous mobile robot designed for hospitals by Aethon. Cynerio ethically disclosed the issues to Aethon and the vendor addressed it with the release of firmware updates.

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Mobile Hacking Firmware Surveillance 127

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Malware Banking Healthcare Penetration Testing 87

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

June 2023 security update for Android released by Google fixes about fifty flaws, including an Arm Mali GPU bug exploited by surveillance firms in their spyware. The flaw made headlines because it was exploited by surveillance firms for their spyware. This vulnerability grants the attacker system access.

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Spyware Surveillance Firmware Hacking 83

Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

About the Author: Larbi OUIYZME Cybersecurity Consultant and Licensed Ham Radio Operator since 1988 with prefix CN8FF, deeply passionate about RF measurement, antennas, satellites, Software-defined radio, Digital Mobile Radio and RF Pentesting. Malware Propagation: RF signals can carry malware or by OTA upgrade.

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Encryption Firmware Surveillance Technology 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most attacks make would-be victims click to install malware or redirect them to a phishing page to steal their credentials. It can even access the chip’s firmware to gain root access on the device, a significant privilege escalation. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle.

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Spyware Software Government Social Engineering 114

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Mobile statistics. The PyInstaller module for Windows contains a script named “Guard” Interestingly, this malware was developed for both Windows and macOS operating systems. The malware tries to spread to other hosts on the network by infecting USB drives. IT threat evolution Q3 2021. IT threat evolution in Q3 2021.

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 87

SecureList

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Based on forensic analysis of numerous mobile devices, Amnesty International’s Security Lab found that the software was repeatedly used in an abusive manner for surveillance. Based on our observations, this is further complicated by the deployment of non-persistent malware, which leaves almost no traces after reboot.

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Malware Mobile Spyware Surveillance 102