Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”. Even in Lockdown mode, for example, people can easily install apps that spy on them.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet.

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Google Security

MAY 15, 2024

Expanded Restricted Settings : To help protect more sensitive permissions that are commonly abused by fraudsters, we’re expanding Android 13’s restricted settings , which require additional user approval to enable permissions when installing an app from an Internet-sideloading source (web browsers, messaging apps or file managers).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2021

. “Today, we’re sharing actions we took against a group of hackers in China known in the security industry as Earth Empusa or Evil Eye — to disrupt their ability to use their infrastructure to abuse our platform, distribute malware and hack people’s accounts across the internet.”

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Don’t worry though. Common types.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Admins’ notes on users present in leaked logs may also help malicious actors build a profile and better target users through spearphishing or other social engineering attacks. IP addresses are used to ensure that internet communications are sent and received by the intended device.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 15, 2021

Given the portability and myriad of functionalities, mobile devices are highly susceptible to cyber threats, including malware, spyware and phishing attempts that may compromise that precious piece of tech we keep in our pocket and any information stored on it. Threat actors know that users often behave recklessly with their smart devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Don’t worry though. Common Types of Malware.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

When you share your thoughts and life events on social media, it allows you to connect with family and friends. However, while the benefits of the internet are never-ending, it’s also important to understand the risks involved so you can help avoid exposing your sensitive information to untrusted environments. The list goes on and on.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

Malicious hackers might use tools like computer viruses, spyware, ransomware, Trojan horses, and more to further their goals. Lastly, be on guard for phishing and social engineering attacks that try to trick you into doing something that’s bad for you, like downloading malware or giving out sensitive information.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

A series of published reports are cautioning end users and employers to watch out for several newly discovered or trending sneaky social engineering techniques – include the use of personalized job lures, false promises of tax refunds for university staffers and students, and even voice manipulation for vishing campaigns.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Also, Apple has issued an emergency update to fix a flaw that’s reportedly been abused to install spyware on iOS products, and Google ‘s got a new version of Chrome that tackles two zero-day flaws. Finally, Adobe has released critical security updates for Acrobat , Reader and a slew of other software.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In our case, a link to a malicious Tor installer was posted on a popular Chinese-language YouTube channel devoted to anonymity on the internet. More importantly, one of the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware that collects various personal data and sends it to a command and control server.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For instance, financially-motivated threat actors often plant in malicious URLs spoofing these events to fraudulent sites, hoping to maximize their chances of scamming naive internet users for a quick (illicit) profit. 100% NOT a pyramid scheme Social media pages are not the only concern when it comes to brand and logo theft.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner. Cloud – computing recourses that make it available to access your files and services through the internet from any point in the world. The most widespread spyware are keyloggers and trojans.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. The threat actor leverages tailor-made malicious documents with embedded macros that trigger an infection chain, opening a URL in Internet Explorer. Final thoughts.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Scanning the internet with available clues from our previous research, we are able to discover newly deployed hosts, in some cases even before they become active. Historically, its Windows implant was represented by a single-stage spyware installer. Other interesting discoveries. Final thoughts.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Phishing: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals trick people into giving away sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. It includes viruses, worms, and Trojans. IoT security involves securing the devices themselves, as well as the network that connects them.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Some applications, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices may require more sophisticated ITAM or additional tools to detect them.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

Sixth and eighth places were occupied by Noon spyware Trojans, which infect any (2.66%) or only 32-bit (2.47%) versions of Windows. Global internet portals (20.85%) stepped in as this quarter’s leader. Next come malicious ISO disk images (3.29%). Moreover, the share of both categories increased relative to Q1: by 3.77

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SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

Following this, we released the first of a series of additional reports describing the final payload in the infection chain: a highly sophisticated spyware implant that we dubbed “TriangleDB” Operating in memory, this implant periodically communicates with the C2 (command and control) infrastructure to receive commands.

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SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

During signup, the scammers additionally offered the victim a “free consultation”, during which they likely used social engineering to persuade the victim to hand over money. In 2023, phishing pages mimicking global internet portals (16.46%) reclaimed the top spot by number of attempted redirects.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In a typical internet hoax manner, crypto scam sites offered visitors to get rich quick by paying a small fee. In reality, the scheme worked the way any other internet hoax would: the self-professed altruists went off the radar once they received the deposit.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The fifth and tenth most popular forms of malware sent in attachments were Noon spyware Trojans for any version of Windows OS (3.63%) and 32-bit versions (1.90%), respectively. These were closely followed by global Internet portals (17.27%) in second place. to overtake banks (11.11%) and social networks (6.34%).

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. Web Security The Internet is a powerful tool for individuals and businesses alike, however, it is filled with dangers from a security perspective. Security awareness training can help to educate end users on the various ways attackers utilize to compromise end user systems.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. Trends of the year. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. Names we encountered included covid.apk , covidMapv8.1.7.apk

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. Vamosi: That's a gray area with the Internet of Things. There are legitimate apps for that.

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