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Privacy Roundup: Week 11 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw). Malware campaigns covered generally target/affect the end user.

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3 Percent ($30B) of U.S. Military Funding Dedicated to Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Also of concern is the firmware and ROM found on many components that go into the manufacture of systems, nearly of all which are manufactured today in mainland China. Reforming surveillance practices Proposals to restrict Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) were left out.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 503 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver and Adobe ColdFusion flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ConnectOnCall data breach impacted over 900,000 individuals Report claims that Serbian authorities abused Cellebrite tool to install NoviSpy spyware Multiple flaws in Volkswagen Group’s infotainment unit allow for vehicle compromise (..)

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Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft

Security Affairs

Hackers also posted images captured from the hacked surveillance video on Twitter with an #OperationPanopticon hashtag, published images show that they have gained root shell access to the surveillance cameras used by Telsa and Cloudflare.

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A bowl full of security problems: Examining the vulnerabilities of smart pet feeders

SecureList

The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process. We later managed to extract the firmware from the EEPROM for further static reverse engineering. Further hardware analysis of the circuit board helped us identify chips.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 180 – News of the week

Security Affairs

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APT annual review 2021

SecureList

Possibly the biggest story of 2021, an investigation by the Guardian and 16 other media organizations, published in July, suggested that over 30,000 human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world may have been targeted using Pegasus. Firmware vulnerabilities. The list of targeted individuals includes 14 world leaders.

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