Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Iran-linked APT group Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, has been conducting widespread surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals. Both groups have conducted long-running cyber-attacks and intrusive surveillance campaigns, which target both individuals’ mobile devices and personal computers.”

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2022

Especially, the Pegasus software surveillance revelations have left many in the mobile world baffled. Duo Mobile Application- This is a free to download an application that is available on Appstore and Playstore. The post These five apps can wipe off all your Mobile Security worries appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

According to a report published by Reuters, an Israeli surveillance software was used to spy on senior officials in the European Commission. ” NSO sent a statement to Reuters to exclude the involvement of its surveillance tools in the attacks reported by the agency. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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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. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Earlier this month, German authorities have raided the offices of FinFisher, the German surveillance software firm, accused of providing its software to oppressive regimes. FinSpy can spy on most popular desktop and mobile operating systems, including Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 18, 2020

The drastic spread of coronavirus across the world has not stopped cybercriminals from exploiting fear to hack into devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2022

Spanish Government has released a press statement confirming Pegasus malware on the smart phones of Spanish Prime Minister (PM), Pedro Sanchez and the region’s Defense Minister, Margarita Robles. The United States banned NSO Group, that developed Pegasus surveillance software, last year.

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Threatpost

MARCH 26, 2020

The malware, the work of a new APT called TwoSail Junk, allows deep surveillance and total control over iOS devices.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 19, 2021

As many antivirus companies continue to work diligently to develop features that can safeguard your data, the question that arises among many android users is, does Avast free protect against ransomware in mobile devices? How Safe from Ransomware is your Mobile Device with Avast Free? Malware Protection. Disadvantages.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

Researchers discovered five vulnerabilities that can be exploited to remotely hack hospital Aethon’s TUG autonomous mobile robots. A TUG is an autonomous mobile robot designed for hospitals by Aethon. SecurityAffairs – hacking, TUG autonomous mobile robots). To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2024

The method allow to discover stealthy and poweful surveillance software like NSO Group ‘s Pegasus , Intellexa ‘s Predator , QuaDream ‘s Reign. The researchers focused on an unexpected system log, Shutdown.log, which is present in any mobile iOS device. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

A new Android malware strain has been uncovered, part of the Rampant Kitten threat group's widespread surveillance campaign that targets Telegram credentials and more.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The United Arab Emirates denied reports that the popular mobile app ToTok was used as part of a government massive surveillance program. According to a report recently published by the New York Times , the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. SecurityAffairs – ToTok, surveillance).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

In the last weeks, a new Android surveillance malware dubbed Exodus made the headlines, now expert found the iOS version of the government spyware. Security experts at LookOut have discovered an iOS version of the dreaded surveillance Android app Exodus that was initially found on the official Google Play Store.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

According to an anonymous Belarusian security researcher the app was designed for surveillance purposes, it collects info on the device owner and geolocation data, then periodically sends the data back to a remote server. The post Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google? site (89.223.89[.]47).”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2019

The malware was tracked as Exodus, after the name of the command and control servers the malicious apps connected to. The malware was undetected for months, and unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that malicious codes are hosted on the Google Play store without being detected. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2023

The nation-state actors are turning their focus to mobile devices because these devices are high-value targets for cyber espionage operations. APT41 historically attempted to exploit web-facing applications and infiltrate traditional endpoint devices, but the two spyware demonstrates the interest of the group in targeting mobile platforms.

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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

The malware dropped from the aforementioned document is dubbed ‘MarkiRAT’ and used to record keystrokes, clipboard content, provide file download and upload capabilities as well as the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the victim machine. Background. Analysis of MarkiRAT. hxxp://C2/ech/client.php?u=[computername]_[username]&k=[AV_value].

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have provided details about two recently discovered Android spyware families, dubbed Hornbill and SunBird, used by an APT group named Confucius. Since 2018, the hackers started targeting mobile users with an Android surveillance malware ChatSpy. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Researchers from Zimperium zLabs uncovered an ongoing campaign aimed at infecting the mobile phones of South Korean users with new sophisticated android spyware dubbed PhoneSpy. The malware already hit more than a thousand South Korean victims. The malware also allows an attacker to remotely control the infected mobile devices.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Researchers at Check Point discovered that Egypt ‘ government has been spying citizens in a sophisticated surveillance program. Researchers at Check Point discovered that the Egyptian government has been spying on activists and opponents as part of a sophisticated surveillance program. SecurityAffairs – Egypt, surveillance).

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Security researchers at Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab have shared technical details about a commercial Android spyware named Predator that is sold by the surveillance firm Intellexa (formerly known as Cytrox). The attacks aimed at installing the surveillance spyware Predator, developed by the North Macedonian firm Cytrox.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2019

Chinese border guards are secretly installing a surveillance app on smartphones of tourists and people crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from Kyrgyzstan. The surveillance software allows operators to spy on victims, accessing emails, text messages, contacts, calendar entries, call records. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Security researchers discovered Android malware capable of bypassing 2FA that was developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten. Security researchers from Check Point discovered an Android malware, developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten, that is able to bypass 2FA. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. Researchers believe the purpose of this could be to set up a larger spearphishing attack conducted via text messages.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2021

The vulnerabilities allow attackers to conduct “man-in-the-disk” attacks that are usually possible when mobile apps improperly manage External Storage that is shared across all applications on the device. Viber, Facebook Messenger), or even mobile games might be unwillingly exposing a similar attack surface to remote adversaries.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

CheckPoint uncovered an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor and tracked as Domestic Kitten aimed at specific groups of individuals. ” This means that the Domestic Kitten surveillance operation had collateral victims whose details were leaked from contact lists or conversations with the targets. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Security experts spotted a new malware strain, named Goontact, that allows its operators to spy on both Android and iOS users. The malware allows operators to retrieve phone identifiers and steal contacts, SMS messages, photos, and even location data. The spyware is likely used as part of a sextortion campaign.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 23, 2022

Mobile security researchers from Google claim that RCS Lab made the spyware and was targeting mobiles without the consent or knowledge of the user. A freshly released update from Lookout also confirms the use of a surveillance tool on several communication devices of dignitaries from across the world.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. FinSpy can spy on most popular desktop and mobile operating systems, including Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. ” reads the Amnesty’s report.

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