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Weekly Update 411

Troy Hunt

The ongoing scourge that is spyware (or, as it is commonly known, "stalkerware"), and the subsequent breaches that so often befall them continue to amaze me. Do you think the cheating spouses were aware that spyware was installed before using that very device to carry out extramarital affairs?! The mind boggles.

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“Hello pervert” sextortion scam includes new threat of Pegasus—and a picture of your home

Malwarebytes

After using passwords obtained from one of the countless breaches as a lure to trick victims into paying, the “Hello pervert” sextortion scammers have recently introduced two new pressure tactics: Name-dropping the infamous Pegasus spyware and adding pictures of your home environment. It works well on Android, iOS, and Windows.

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Apple Warns Users of Targeted Spyware Attacks – Here’s How to Stay Safe

Penetration Testing

Apple has sent warnings to a growing number of users, alerting them about highly sophisticated mercenary spyware attacks.

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Extortion, precision malware, and ruthless scams. Read the State of Malware 2021 report

Malwarebytes

When COVID-19 cases first began spiking in several countries, cybercriminals preyed upon people’s fears mercilessly, with an avalanche of coronavirus phishing emails and scams. And as people adapted to their “new normal,” scammers exploited their isolation with a resurgence in tech support scams.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 528 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Palo Alto Networks fixed multiple privilege escalation flaws Unusual toolset used in recent Fog Ransomware attack A cyberattack on United Natural Foods caused bread shortages and bare shelves Apple confirmed that Messages app flaw was actively exploited in the wild Trend Micro fixes critical bugs in Apex Central and TMEE PolicyServer Paragon Graphite (..)

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Fake Disney+ activation page redirects to pornographic scam

Malwarebytes

Alureon Spyware With Child Pornography Download Detected “: The page contains a background image with pornographic material, as if it were from sites victims may have visited: Despite the scary warning page, this is all a scam and you do not need to call the phone number shown on screen.

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Pegasus iPhone hacks used as lure in extortion scheme

Bleeping Computer

A new extortion scam is underway that attempts to capitalize on the recent Pegasus iOS spyware attacks to scare people into paying a blackmail demand. [.].

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