Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Experts at the NetBlocks Internet Observatory observed this week a temporary disruption of internet service in Russia due to new restrictions. On Wednesday 10 March 2021, researchers from Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory observed the disruption of internet service provided by the Russian operator Rostelecom.

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Internet Internet Mobile Hacking 107

Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2021

A newly discovered piece of Android malware shares the same capabilities found within many modern stalkerware-type apps—it can swipe images and video, rifle through online searches, record phone calls and video, and peer into GPS location data—but the infrastructure behind the malware obscures its developer’s primary motivations.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. Mirai and Reaper are examples of a new generation of IoT botnets comprised of millions of infected home routers and surveillance cams. This is coming. Talk more soon.

Internet 189

Internet Internet IoT Energy and Utilities 189

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Citizen Lab says the bug it discovered was being exploited to install spyware made by the Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group. According to the SANS Internet Storm Center , the most serious critical bug in September’s Patch Tuesday is CVE-2023-38148 , which is a weakness in the Internet Connection Sharing service on Windows.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2021

While well intentioned, you may have inadvertently created a security breach for the recipient or opened your family up to unwanted surveillance. The Internet of security breaches The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just for your smart. Did you give or receive a toy or new parental control or security app for the holidays?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. According to Awake Security, the extensions were downloaded 33 million times and they were part of a massive surveillance campaign that was aided by the internet domain registrar CommuniGal Communication Ltd.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2022

At the end of July, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits.

Spyware 87

Spyware Surveillance Banking Hacking 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What will cyber security look like now that those tools are all over the internet? Pegasus is probably the most popular surveillance software on the market, it has been developed by the Israeli NSO Group. The surveillance business is growing in the dark and is becoming very dangerous. Is the Pegasus spyware as a game-changer?

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Spyware Hacking Ransomware Surveillance 89

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

INFINITY is a state of the art malware and vulnerability remediation service featuring unique, patent-pending technology. INFINITY combines deep website scanning and automatic malware removal with unrivaled accuracy and frequency. Websites experience 62 attacks per day on average.

Surveillance 98

Surveillance Malware Internet Internet 98

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. ” TAG concludes.

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Spyware Surveillance Risk Internet 100

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2021

The four security flaws were discovered earlier this year and affect Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and WebKit browser engine. “We assess three of these exploits were developed by the same commercial surveillance company that sold these capabilities to two different government-backed actors. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Surveillance Government Internet Internet 144

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. In 2021, the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab Internet reported that a Polish opposition duo was hacked with NSO spyware. “We The politicians who inspired and commissioned these activities belong in prison.”

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Spyware Surveillance Hacking Government 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. Notably, the C2 servers of SilverH awk , an Android malware family previously reported on by Lookout researchers, were located on IP addresses belonging to STE.” The experts conclude.”It

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Surveillance Telecommunications Mobile Advertising 93

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And gaining internal access of servers might allow cyber criminals to conduct long-term surveillance on their counterparts. And prima facie that the bad guys damaged the internet servers, and the data stored on it with malicious software installation. However, UN isn’t ready to issue a statement on this issue publicly.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

A new report from the Center of Internet and Society looks at the security risks of allowing government hacking. These risks are real, but I think they're much less than mandating backdoors for everyone. From the report's conclusion: Government hacking is often lauded as a solution to the "going dark" problem.

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Government Hacking Risk Surveillance 162

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2021

Facebook has closed accounts used by a China-linked APT to distribute malware to spy on Uyghurs activists, journalists, and dissidents living outside China. This group used various cyber-espionage tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable surveillance.”

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Surveillance Social Engineering Malware Spyware 85

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

Artificial Intelligence 91

Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Scams Insurance 91

Google Security

MAY 15, 2024

Google Play Protect live threat detection Google Play Protect now scans 200 billion Android apps daily, helping keep more than 3 billion users safe from malware. We’re also sharing new tools and policies to help developers build safer apps and keep their users safe. These features require device OEM integration and compatible hardware.

Scams 91

Scams Threat Detection Social Engineering Surveillance 91

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

Privacy advocates across the world say that such mass surveillance programs do more bad than good as they make the populace get a feeling that their government never trusts them. The plan was to use machine learning tools and learn about the citizen activities taking place in front of the cameras in an automated way.

Cyber Attacks 141

Cyber Attacks Artificial Intelligence Wireless Surveillance 141

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices CISA warns of attacks against Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Devices Experts believe North Korea behind JumpCloud supply chain attack Nice Suzuki, sport: shame dealer left your data up for grabs Experts attribute WyrmSpy and DragonEgg spyware to the Chinese APT41 group ALPHV/BlackCat and (..)

DDOS 89

DDOS Hacking Spyware Surveillance 89

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

INFINITY is a state of the art malware and vulnerability remediation service featuring unique, patent-pending technology. INFINITY combines deep website scanning and automatic malware removal with unrivaled accuracy and frequency. Websites experience 22 attacks per day on average.

Surveillance 52

Surveillance Malware Internet Internet 52

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

But what new kinds of Internet of Things use cases may become possible? But what new kinds of Internet of Things use cases may become possible? But what about the Internet of Things? With the arrival of 5G, what new kinds of Internet of Things use cases may become possible? Read the whole entry. »

Internet 40

Internet Internet Telecommunications Risk 40

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

Gh0stCringe, also known as CirenegRAT, is a malware variant based on the code of Gh0st RAT. The Gh0st RAT source code was publicly released, so we’ve seen quite a lot of malware based on this code. The attacker can designate various settings to Gh0stCringe just like other RAT malware. Gh0stCringe.

Encryption 124

Encryption Surveillance Malware Authentication 124

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs. Uber scam lures victims with alert from a real Uber number Teaching cybersecurity skills to special needs children with Alana Robinson: Lock and Code S02E18.

Phishing 58

Phishing Surveillance Malware Backups 58

Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2022

The Sysrv botnet first received attention at the end of 2020 because at the time it was one of the rare malware binaries written in Golang (aka GO). One of the advantages of the Golang language for malware authors is that it allows them to create multi-platform malware—the same malware binaries can be used against Windows and Linux machines.

Cryptocurrency 64

Cryptocurrency IoT Malware DDOS 64

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many governments worldwide persecute their internal oppositions charging them with criminal activities and use strict online surveillance to track them. The surveillance software developed by NSO Group was used by government organizations worldwide to spy on human rights groups , activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

Cybercrime 60

Cybercrime Surveillance Spyware Government 60

Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

” The second campaign was spotted in December 2022 when the researchers discovered an exploit chain targeting the latest version of the Samsung Internet Browser using multiple zero-days and n-days. This was recently highlighted by blog posts from Project Zero and Github Security Lab.” ” concludes the report.

Spyware 85

Spyware Surveillance Firmware Internet 85

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

Microsoft declared that an Emotet attack took down an organization’s network by overheating all the computers and bringing its Internet access down. In the report 002, we cover an actual incident response engagement where a polymorphic malware spread through the entire network of an organization.”

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Antivirus Malware Phishing Advertising 115

Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Internet-connected smart devices, like surveillance cams, smart light bulbs, smart locks and doorbells and baby monitors, are notoriously fraught with vulnerabilities, posing grave security risks. Android malware. This opened up their devices to malware posing as Zoom installers.

Cybercrime 116

Cybercrime Ransomware Cyber threats Surveillance 116

Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2024

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Digital transformation Architecture Cyber threats DNS 64

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2022

Taiwanese vendor QNAP is asking users to install the latest update on their NAS devices and avoid exposing them on the Internet. “QNAP urges all NAS users to check and update QTS to the latest version as soon as possible, and avoid exposing their NAS to the Internet.” and QTS 4.4.1. “QNAP® Systems, Inc.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Internet Internet Firmware 97

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Last year, the group published a detailed analysis on how the Chinese government has improved its surveillance system to detect and block the popular circumvention tools Shadowsocks and its variants. Shadowsocks is a free and open-source encryption protocol project, widely used in China to circumvent Internet censorship.

Firewall 138

Firewall Surveillance Internet Internet 138

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

. “We’re publishing the details of a new vulnerability (tracked under CVE-2022-30563) affecting the implementation of the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) WS-UsernameToken authentication mechanism in some IP cameras developed by Dahua, a very popular manufacturer of IP-based surveillance solutions.”

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Surveillance Authentication Telecommunications Manufacturing 143

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

According to the alert issued by the FBI, the swatters have been hijacking smart devices such as video and audio capable home surveillance devices. “Recently, offenders have been using victims’ smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices, to carry out swatting attacks.

Passwords 135

Passwords Surveillance Manufacturing Accountability 135

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

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Surveillance 73

Surveillance DDOS Cryptocurrency Ransomware 73

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

“This activity continues China’s pattern of exploiting internet-facing devices, especially those used for managed security purposes (e.g. “First, they are accessible to the internet, and if the attacker has an exploit, they can gain access to a network without requiring any victim interaction,” the researchers wrote.

Firewall 88

Firewall Internet Internet Telecommunications 88

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Related: How ransomware became a scourge Specialists get assigned to poke around, locate key servers and find stealthy paths to send in more malware. And then they’d use your own software deployment tools against you to deploy the malware to the key assets.” “Once they’re in the front door, now the humans get involved.”

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Encryption Malware Ransomware Cyber Attacks 147