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. db database.

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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. While tracking the activities of commercial spyware vendors, Threat Analysis Group (TAG) spotted an exploitation framework likely linked Variston IT, a Spanish firm. ” TAG concludes.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Agent Tesla initially detected in late 2014, is a known spyware aimed at collecting sensitive data from a victim’s device, such as stored application credentials and keyboard inputs (keylogger). The post Agent Tesla Spyware Used in Phishing Campaign appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 23, 2022

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed today that RCS Labs, an Italian spyware vendor, has received help from some Internet service providers (ISPs) to infect Android and iOS users in Italy and Kazakhstan with commercial surveillance tools. [.].

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Apple continues to be haunted by spyware developed by an Israeli security firm that hostile governments used to hack into Apple devices to spy on journalists, activists and world leaders (see Apple Security Under Scrutiny Amid Fallout from NSO Spyware Scandal ). operating system was being exploited by the invasive Pegasus spyware.

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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. Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? What will cyber security look like now that those tools are all over the internet? Is the Pegasus spyware as a game-changer?

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This particular campaign, initially discovered by an Internet researcher going by the handle @idclickthat , gets unsuspecting users to download an information-stealer— spyware , if you prefer—from fake sites hosting malformed Zoom installers (malware bundled with a legitimate Zoom installer) onto their work systems.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2022

Austria is investigating a report that an Austrian firm DSIRF developed spyware targeting law firms, banks and consultancies. Microsoft states that multiple news reports have linked the company to the Subzero malware toolset used to hack a broad range of devices, phones, computers, and network and internet-connected devices.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains targeting Android, iOS, and Chrome to install commercial spyware. The exploit chains were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. The experts pointed out that both campaigns were limited and highly targeted.

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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

APRIL 1, 2023

CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A threat actor, tracked as APT C-23, is using new powerful Android spyware in attacks aimed at targets in the Middle East. The APT C-23 cyberespionage group (also known as GnatSpy, FrozenCell, or VAMP) continues to target entities in the Middle East with enhanced Android spyware masqueraded as seemingly harmless app updates (i.e.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The company’s Panamanian registration records show that it has the identical slate of officers, agents and partners as a spyware maker identified this year as an affiliate of Arizona-based Packet Forensics, which public contracting records and company documents show has sold communication interception services to U.S.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 5, 2021

That culprit could be spyware. Spyware is software that tracks your internet surfing and [.]. The post Spyware: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Prevent It appeared first on TechSpective. The post Spyware: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Prevent It appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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. The impact of the burgeoning scandal continues to ripple.

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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. This attack scenario sees attackers monitoring and manipulating the Internet traffic of the target. reads the analysis published by Amnesty International in October.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2019

This is how we end up with refrigerators with Internet connectivity and Roombas with microphones. My guess is that whoever designed the in-flight entertainment system just specced a standard tablet computer, and they all came with unnecessary features like cameras. It's cheaper to leave the functionality in than it is to remove it.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Also in the data set were mSpy user logs — including the browser and Internet address information of people visiting the mSpy Web site. regulators and law enforcers have taken a dim view of companies that offer mobile spyware services like mSpy. In September 2014, U.S. In September 2014, U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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SecureList

MARCH 19, 2024

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked in selected industries Main threat sources The internet, email clients and removable media remained the main sources of threats to computers connected to enterprise OT networks. By percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked. pp Worms : by 0.43

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. 2004 was a key year for several safety activities, encompassing both Safer Internet Day and the Safer Internet Forum. Was the general state of the Internet at the time so bad that all of these events sprang up almost out of necessity? You may be asking, why 2004?

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Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2022

This is how Apple describes it: Lockdown Mode offers an extreme, optional level of security for the very few users who, because of who they are or what they do, may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from NSO Group and other private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

7, researchers at Citizen Lab warned they were seeing active exploitation of a “zero-click,” zero-day flaw to install spyware on iOS devices without any interaction from the victim. Citizen Lab says the bug it discovered was being exploited to install spyware made by the Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2019

Many experts linked the Regin malware to the Five Eyes alliance , they found alleged references to the super spyware in a number of presentations leaked by Edward Snowden and according to malware researchers, it has been used in targeted attacks against government agencies in the EU and the Belgian telecoms company Belgacom.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 22, 2023

Apple thwarts NSO’s spyware, the rise of a GPT-4 black market, Russia targets Starlink internet connections, and more.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 29, 2024

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… If the internet helped create the era of mass surveillance, then artificial intelligence will bring about an era of mass spying. Surveillance-based manipulation is the business model [of the internet] and anything that gives a company an advantage, they’re going to do.”

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Facebook has disrupted the operations of seven different spyware-making companies, blocking their Internet infrastructure, sending cease and desist letters, and banning them from its platform. [.].

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Simply defined, the internet of things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data. VPNs are the baseline cybersecurity tool to safeguard internet-enabled devices and a home network. The consequences of which are not only born by companies who are the primary targets of cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Scranos is a powerful cross-platform rootkit-enabled spyware discovered while investigating malware posing as legitimate software like video players, drivers and even anti-virus products. The post Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs was supported by ISPs to spy on users. This week, 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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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

This process not only safeguards computers, mobile devices, and IoT systems from a diverse array of threats like malware, phishing, spyware, and botnets, ensuring privacy, but also optimizes performance.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2023

On Monday, the US Supreme Court denied the NSO Group's petition for a writ of certiorari , a request to the high court to review its case, signaling that Meta's WhatsApp can go ahead with its case against the Israeli-based company behind the Pegasus spyware. The court didn't explain why it refused to hear the NSO's appeal.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Before the internet, putting someone under surveillance was expensive and time-consuming. Surveillance has become the business model of the internet, and there’s no reasonable way for us to opt out of it. Spying is another matter.

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SecureList

JANUARY 19, 2022

Kaspersky ICS CERT has uncovered a number of spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises. The attackers use off-the-shelf spyware, but limit the scope and lifetime of each sample to the bare minimum. The attackers use off-the-shelf spyware, but limit the scope and lifetime of each sample to the bare minimum.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In the OnionPoison campaign, threat actors shared a link to a malicious Tor installer posting it on a popular Chinese-language YouTube channel providing info on the anonymity on the internet. The experts also discovered that the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware. “The file freebl3.dll

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 23, 2022

According to a research conducted by Avast, grandparents aged between in 55 to 64 are being targeted mainly by those spreading ransomware, tech support scams, spyware and botnets. Whereas, the younger generation was being hit by TikTok scams that mainly spread malware, spyware, adware and data, stealing Trojans to mobiles.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

NSO Group’s descent into Internet pariah status continues. Its Pegasus spyware was used against nine US State Department employees. We don’t know which NSO Group customer trained the spyware on the US. ”

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