CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2022

Pegasus is spying software when installed on a device sends information about the calls, messages, phones, videos and all other device related info to remote servers or those who installed the surveillance tool on the victims’ mobile. The United States banned NSO Group, that developed Pegasus surveillance software, last year.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

China is currently the country with the largest number of Android mobile devices, but a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Trinity College of Dublin revealed that top-of-the-line Android devices sold in the country are shipped with spyware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2022

” The recent wave of sophisticated attacks against Apple users (i.e. “Turning on Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura further hardens device defenses and strictly limits certain functionalities, sharply reducing the attack surface that potentially could be exploited by highly targeted mercenary spyware.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 22, 2021

Chine Foreign Ministry has issued a public statement condemning the distribution and usage of Pegasus Spyware surveillance software by various countries. Now, to those uninitiated, Israel-based NSO Group developed Pegasus surveillance software that was meant for government organizations to spy on criminal suspects.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. Remcos, short for Remote Control and Surveillance, was leveraged by malicious cyber actors conducting mass phishing campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic to steal personal data and credentials.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. Since S@T Browser implements a series of STK instructions (i.e. ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2022

The spyware developed by Israeli surveillance firm Candiru exploited recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day in attacks on journalists. After getting a foothold on the victim’s machine, the DevilsTongue spyware attempts to elevate its privileges by exploiting another zero-day exploit. stylishblock[.]com).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

The US NCSC and the Department of State published joint guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools. In the last years, we have reported several cases of companies selling commercial surveillance tools to governments and other entities that have used them for malicious purposes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. language, radio type, battery level, etc.).

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

FinSpy, also known as FinFisher or Wingbird , is an infamous surveillance toolset. Kaspersky has been tracking deployments of this spyware since 2011. When the backdoored application launches, it runs as normal, i.e. the inserted obfuscated code does not impact the application workflow. C:Usersabcdef~1). removable drive).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. at country level, by relying on national ISPs). Drone hacking!

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