Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2019

million to settle a legal dispute for selling vulnerable software to the US government. Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. Cisco is going to pay $8.6 ” reported The New York Times.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus Project is the name of a large-scale investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets that revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The European Union this week agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of dual-use technology. European Parliament votes to tighten up rules for the sale and export of surveillance and encryption technology. The term “ dual-use ” refers to technology that can be used for both peaceful and military aims.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 3, 2021

In continuation to what NSA is doing, the 100-day-old Biden Government has plans to monitor the online and digital communication activity of American citizens. Cementing the theory was the claims made by Julian Assange in 2017 Wikileaks that stated that CIA hacked and was spying on all the smart phones activity of the US Citizens.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The latest report published by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), titled “ Buying Spying, an in-depth report with our insights into Commercial Surveillance Vendors (CSVs )”, warns of the rise of commercial spyware vendors and the risks to free speech, the free press, and the open internet. ” concludes Google. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Tens of Al Jazeera employees were targeted in a cyber espionage campaign leveraging a zero-click iOS zero-day vulnerability to hack their iPhones. Researchers from Citizen Lab reported that at least 36 Al Jazeera employees were targeted in a cyber espionage campaign leveraging a zero-click iOS zero-day vulnerability to hack their iPhones.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In a tale as old as the computer, China has once again pointed fingers at the United States, accusing it of hacking into one of its technology companies. accused China of targeting its government organizations with cyberattacks. Of course, this comes about a month after the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Spyware are powerful weapons in the arsenal of governments and cybercrime gangs. Pegasus is probably the most popular surveillance software on the market, it has been developed by the Israeli NSO Group.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. Meanwhile, the chairman of China's technology giant Huawei has pointed to NSA spying disclosed by Edward Snowden as a reason to mistrust US technology companies.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#188), sponsored* by LastPass, we take a look at the fast-expanding world of crowdsourced surveillance by doing a deep dive on Flock Safety, a start up that sells inexpensive license plate scanners to homeowners and police departments. Flying in Surveillance’s Gray Zone.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A joint investigation conducted by Access Now and the Citizen Lab revealed that the journalist, who is at odds with the Russian government, was infected with the surveillance software. Then the Meduza ’s Chief Technology Officer contacted Access Now to investigate the alleged infection of the device.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. Today, one of the U.S. All of the access Bug is currently offering was allegedly stolen from non-U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Officially the sale of surveillance software is limited to authorized governments to support investigation of agencies on criminal organizations and terrorist groups. COUNTRY NEXUS. 2012-2014.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents — including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#188), sponsored* by LastPass, we take a look at the fast-expanding world of crowdsourced surveillance by doing a deep dive on Flock Safety, a start up that sells inexpensive license plate scanners to homeowners and police departments. Flying in Surveillance’s Gray Zone.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. All too often, this gives them a false sense of security: when in fact, threat actors can not only access and watch your camera feed but exploit the unsecured device to hack into your network. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IP cameras).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

Ukraine’s defense ministry began using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead. Ukraine’s defense ministry announced it will use the AI’s facial recognition technology offered by Clearview. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Clearview).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Unlike other zero-day brokers, such as Zerodium , Exodus Intelligence , and Incredity Technologies, Operation Zero focuses on the Russian market. Operation Zero’s clients include Russian government agencies and private businesses.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#188), sponsored* by LastPass, we take a look at the fast-expanding world of crowdsourced surveillance by doing a deep dive on Flock Safety, a start up that sells inexpensive license plate scanners to homeowners and police departments. Flying in Surveillance’s Gray Zone.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. Neither were any of the algorithm names I knew, not even algorithms I knew that the US government used. I’m sure that a bunch of major governments have a complete copy of everything Greenwald has.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. Sadly, any setback to the Chinese hacking group or others will likely be temporary as the hackers will find and build new infrastructure to use in forthcoming attacks. An overview of Chinese hacking groups and their aliases.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. Sadly, any setback to the Chinese hacking group or others will likely be temporary as the hackers will find and build new infrastructure to use in forthcoming attacks. An overview of Chinese hacking groups and their aliases.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) linked three exploitation frameworks to a Spanish surveillance spyware vendor named Variston. TAG’s research suggests that the above issues were utilized as zero-days in the wild by the surveillance vendor. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Variston). ” TAG concludes.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In a new report this week, Microsoft warns that since May, the group known as Nobelium has targeted over 140 cloud service resellers and technology providers and has succeeded to compromise as many as 14. Nobelium, also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear, is considered the hacking arm of Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Apple has filed suit to ban the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group and parent company Q Cyber Technologies from using its product and services. Apple has sued NSO Group and its parent company Q Cyber Technologies in a U.S. federal court for illegally targeting its customers with the surveillance spyware Pegasus.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

The iPhones of nine activists, including members of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights , Waad , Al Wefaq , were infected with Pegasus spyware as part of a surveillance operation likely orchestrated by a threat actor tracked as LULU and attributed with high confidence to the government of Bahrain. ” concludes the report.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you recall, WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against NSO in 2019 under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for allegedly targeting and installing spyware on roughly 1,400 devices of its global users, including human rights activists, journalists, and government officials. It is not itself a sovereign.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The Royal group began reconnaissance activity in April 2023, and the analysis of system log data dates the beginning of the surveillance operations on April 7, 2023. Royal was then able to traverse the internal City infrastructure during the surveillance period using legitimate 3rd party remote management tools.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hensoldt AG focuses on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance missions in the defence, security and aerospace sectors. The company has classified and sensitive contracts with the US government, its products include and equip tanks, helicopter platforms, submarines, Littoral Combat Ships among others.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Last week the Israeli cybersecurity firm Kape Technologies has acquired the industry’s leading virtual private networks ExpressVPN, as part of a $936 million deal. The surveillance it represents is completely antithetical to our mission.” military and various government contractors, then with a U.S.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

His talk was nostalgic, reflecting on the 40+ years of computer hacking. Moss also said that all hacking is not infosec and that all infosec is not hacking. “Hacking can provide a lot of joy and absolutely no income. But hacking, not so much. Where with infosec the goal is to produce income. It’s a job.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Reports that the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by governments to spy on Apple iPhones used by journalists, activists, government officials and business executives is becoming a global controversy for NSO, Apple and a number of governments at the center of the scandal. Journalists, Government Officials Targeted.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. SecurityAffairs – SimJacker, hacking). ” states a post published by AdaptiveMobile. ” states the post.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2021, NSO was blacklisted by the United States government as it knowingly provided spyware to foreign governments who used the tool maliciously. Apple also is in the process of suing the "abusive state-actor" for its ability to hack iPhones using previously undiscovered Zero-Day vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

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