Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2021

This time it seems to be very active, especially in the UK where Android users are being targeted by text messages containing a link to a particularly nasty piece of spyware called Flubot. The tracking app is in fact spyware that steals passwords and other sensitive data. Warning from the National Cyber Security Centre.

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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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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2024

Mercenary spyware is used by governments to target people like journalists, political activists, and similar targets, and involves the use of sophisticated tools like Pegasus. Pegasus is one of the world’s most advanced and invasive spyware tools, known to utilize zero-day vulnerabilities against mobile devices. Use a password manager.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 29, 2023

In the database file which was later dumped online, the blog said there was: 26,000+ email addresses of the tool's "operators" along with hashes of their passwords. How to prevent spyware and stalkerware-type apps Set a screen lock on your phone and don't let anyone else access it Keep your phone up-to-date.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Before it was taken offline sometime in the past 12 hours, the database contained millions of records, including the username, password and private encryption key of each mSpy customer who logged in to the mSpy site or purchased an mSpy license over the past six months. In September 2014, U.S. In September 2014, U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

Agent Tesla is a spyware that is used to spy on the victims by collecting keystrokes, system clipboard, screenshots, and credentials from the infected system. To do this, the spyware creates different threads and timer functions in the main function. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a keylogger, which means every keystroke made on an infected device — including passwords, search queries and messages sent via encrypted messaging apps — can be tracked and monitored.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2022

Known as FluBot, this Android malware has been spreading aggressively through SMS, stealing passwords, online banking details and other sensitive information from infected smartphones across the world.” The post An international police operation dismantled FluBot spyware appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 6, 2020

But it's nasty: In addition to ransomware, ThiefQuest has a whole other set of spyware capabilities that allow it to exfiltrate files from an infected computer, search the system for passwords and cryptocurrency wallet data, and run a robust keylogger to grab passwords, credit card numbers, or other financial information as a user types it in.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews The exposed phone numbers can be exploited for spam, malware and spyware attacks, SIM swapping, and the discovery of user accounts on platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, and others. Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents. The leaked IP addresses introduce the risk of a takeover of a local network.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

Researchers at Lookout discovered a new mobile spyware dubbed Monokle that was developed by a Russian defense contractor. Experts at Lookout discovered a new Android mobile spyware in the wild, dubbed Monokle, that was developed by a Russian defense contractor named Special Technology Centre Ltd. ( Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 1, 2022

This Android malware has been spreading aggressively through SMS, stealing passwords, online banking details and other sensitive information from infected smartphones across the world," Europol said in a statement. The "complex

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 20, 2023

Spyware is a type of malicious software designed to gather data from a computer system without the user’s knowledge or consent. This can include sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and banking details, which can then be used for fraudulent or criminal purposes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The company that sells the parental control spyware app Family Orbit has been hacked, pictures of hundreds of monitored children were left online. The company that sells the parental control spyware app Family Orbit has been hacked, the pictures of hundreds of monitored children were left online only protected by a password.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cybercriminals were able to exploit the default password on thousands of these innocuous devices to carry out this nefarious attack. When not secured properly on their own Wi-Fi channel, IoT devices can be more than an inconvenience, they can be seen as a critical security risk due to the poor security protocols like fixed default passwords.

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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

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 1, 2020

The malware known as ThiefQuest or EvilQuest also has spyware capabilities that allow it to grab passwords and credit card numbers.

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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 dropper, which doubles as a password stealer, installs a driver that provides persistence to all other components to be installed in the future.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

TWO SPYWARE SENDING DATA OF MORE THAN 1.5M DARKBEAM LEAKS BILLIONS OF EMAIL AND PASSWORD COMBINATIONS DarkBeam left an Elasticsearch and Kibana interface unprotected, exposing records from previously reported and non-reported data breaches. million downloads have been discovered spying on users and sending data to China.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2022

Tech abuse involves much more than sharing passwords. It can be anything from unwanted messages, spyware or stalkerware being installed on devices, to controlling or harassing someone via home tech. The post Digital break-up kit: Raising tech abuse awareness appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

A new sophisticated version of the AZORult Spyware was spotted in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18. Malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new version of the AZORult Spyware in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18, just 24 hours it appeared in cybercrime forums on the Dark Web.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 26, 2021

Spyware – Without realising it, gamers could be targeted through spyware schemes, especially if they are dealing with an untrustworthy online gaming operation. Spyware monitors a user’s every movement and actions on the internet without their knowledge. Additionally, following basic password security hygiene is beneficial.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The password simply isn't secure anymore. Spyware, brute force attacks, dictionary attacks, and phishing can make circumventing passwords easy. Here are five tools to add an extra layer of security.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Be that as it may, I did manage to pump out a long-awaited blog post on the total cost of running Pwned Passwords in HIBP and its. This week there's also a few random things ranging from online authenticity (the human kind), changes in Chrome 69 (there's some major visual security indicators gone), yet another spyware breach (just don't.),

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

By combining something you know(like a password) with something you have(such as a verification code), 2FA adds an extra layer of protection to your online accounts. To counter this, it’s crucial to use strong, unique passwords and enable account lockouts after multiple failed login attempts. You may also like: Is Every Hacker Is Same?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The experts also discovered that the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware. “More importantly, one of the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware that collects various personal data and sends it to a command and control server. “The file freebl3.dll

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2023

The stealer exhibits the following capabilities: Collect the passwords, cookies, and credit card data from Firefox, Google Chrome, and Brave browsers Extract files (.txt,doc,docx,pdf,xls,xlsx,ppt,pptx,jpg,png,csv,bmp,mp3,zip,rar,py,db)

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Why (almost) everything we told you about passwords was wrong. Spyware disguises itself as Zoom downloads. Twitter fixes bug that left devices logged in after password reset. Two new Exchange Server zero-days in the wild. Local government cybersecurity: 5 best practices. Stay safe!

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

.” Google TAG researcher Maddie Stone highlighted that the issue was addressed in only two days after the initial discovery, she also confirmed the exploitation by a commercial spyware vendor. _clem1 discovered another ITW 0-day in use by a commercial surveillance vendor: CVE-2023-5217.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

Japanese computers hit by a wiper malware ahead of 2021 Tokyo Olympics Obtaining password hashes of Windows systems with PetitPotam attack. If you want to also receive for free the international pre ss subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 20, 2019

Slack passwords, NSO spyware, and more of the week's top security news.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2023

A phishing attack is nothing but a malicious link pasted in an email, SMS, or social media account, that when clicked, leads the victim to a malevolent website designed to steal personal details or bombard the smart phone with a spyware or such espionage tools. Agility, awareness and alertness are the only mantra to mitigate risks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

The spyware is offered on download sites pretending to be installers for freeware and cracked versions of paid software. Several campaigns were found to push out this spyware, but all of them were easily connected by the malicious program embedded in the cracked versions of installers, and freeware. Other functionality.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

From Brian Krebs : A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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