Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2021

But, while Apple has taken several, commendable steps into protecting users, the company’s reach only goes so far, which means that it alone cannot stop threat actors from snooping on users’ unencrypted web traffic, poorly configured apps from leaking user data to rogue WiFi networks, or mobile phone carriers from selling user data to make money.

VPN 110

VPN Mobile Internet Internet 110

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The company sells its surveillance technology to governments around the world. And watchdog groups say its products are often found to be used in surveillance abuses.

Spyware 52

Spyware Surveillance Hacking Media 52

McAfee

MAY 26, 2020

The Brave report issued by the Brave Community, a forum where people who care about the internet and their browsing experience come to discuss with each other, typically shows that only five of Europe’s 28 national GDPR enforcers have more than 10 tech specialists. With respect to physically securing data. With respect to the organization.

Antivirus 52

Antivirus VPN Risk Software 52

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 15, 2021

We all know that our cell phones constantly give our location away to our mobile network operators; that’s how they work. It protects users from fake cell phone towers (IMSI-catchers) and surveillance by cell providers. The user’s traffic is sent to the MVNO gateway and then out onto the Internet, potentially even using a VPN.

Surveillance 312

Surveillance Mobile Authentication VPN 312

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder. VPN vs. proxy: which is better to stay anonymous online? VMware releases security patches for a critical virtual machine escape flaw. Nginx server security flaws expose more than a million of servers to DoS attacks.

Banking 62

Banking Advertising Surveillance Insurance 62

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. Check Out Secure Access for Remote Workers: RDP, VPN & VDI. What is Employee Monitoring and Why Use It?

Computers and Electronics 117

Computers and Electronics Surveillance Software Artificial Intelligence 117

SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. To surveil the victim, the list includes target folders as well as /Camera, /Recordings, /KakaoTalk (a renowned Korean messenger), /??(documents),

Surveillance 117

Surveillance Malware Phishing Encryption 117

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

The attackers used vulnerabilities in an SSL-VPN product to deploy a multi-layered loader we dubbed Ecipekac (aka DESLoader, SigLoader and HEAVYHAND). Domestic Kitten is a threat group mainly known for its mobile backdoors. We attribute this activity to APT10 with high confidence. Other interesting discoveries.

Malware 139

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 139

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

On June 3, Check Point published a report about an ongoing surveillance operation targeting a Southeast Asian government, and attributed the malicious activities to a Chinese-speaking threat actor named SharpPanda. The samples we analyzed mimicked various applications such as private messaging, VPN, and media services.

Malware 141

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 141

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Mobile devices exposed to wide attacks. Although 2022 did not feature any mobile intrusion story on the scale of the Pegasus scandal, a number of 0-days have still been exploited in the wild by threat actors. But first, let’s examine how they fared with the predictions for 2022. What we predicted in 2022.

Firmware 107

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 107

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Bessemer Venture Partners. Insight Partners. Insight Investments. Lightspeed Venture Partners. Redpoint Ventures.

Cybersecurity 122

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 122