Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Social Engineering 106

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 106

SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The targets included government and military agencies, defense contractors, political parties and consultancies, logistics companies, energy firms, universities, law firms and media companies. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed that threat actors have been using catfishing to lure Israeli soldiers into installing spyware.

Mobile 128

Mobile Surveillance Ransomware Government 128

SecureList

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Possibly the biggest story of 2021, an investigation by the Guardian and 16 other media organizations, published in July, suggested that over 30,000 human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world may have been targeted using Pegasus. Private sector vendors play a significant role in the threat landscape.

Malware 101

Malware Mobile Spyware Surveillance 101

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. 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.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. The group’s operations were exposed in 2018, showing that it was conducting surveillance attacks against individuals in the Middle East. Final thoughts.

Malware 138

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 138

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. Final thoughts.

Malware 140

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 140

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This politician became the target of a previously undiscovered “zero-day” attack aimed at infecting his phone with spyware. A creative avenue for threat actors is to expand their surveillance efforts to include devices such as smart home cameras, connected car systems and beyond.

Hacking 102

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 102