The Hacker News

JANUARY 26, 2021

The internet giant's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said the adversary created a research blog and multiple profiles on various social media platforms such as Twitter, Twitter, LinkedIn

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 31, 2021

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says that North Korean government-sponsored hackers are once again targeting security researchers using fake Twitter and LinkedIn social media accounts. [.].

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. ” reads the TAG’s report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. TAG believes that the ARCHIPELAGO group is a subset of a threat actor tracked by Mandiant as APT43. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The social media giant was found using the new tech to help tag people assisting blind and the visually impaired people in meeting their loved ones in near future. The social networking firm will no longer be storing any facial scans without the permission of its users.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The researchers from Google TAG are warning of Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ukraine with phishing campaigns. Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2021

If you or anyone you know is committing the below social media sins, it’s time to change that habit of an online lifetime. With this handy list, you’ll hopefully avoid the most common mistakes which are served up to social media with a dash of eternal regret. Don’t post: credit card information. Yes, people do this.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Back in 2021, the social media dance extravaganza platform agreed to pay $92m to settle dozens of lawsuits alleging harvesting of personal data. For the time being, you can certainly take some action yourself and help your child become a little bit more cyber-savvy in their social media dealings.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 18, 2022

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has shared their observations about a group of cybercriminals called Exotic Lily. Among these interested parties TAG found the Conti and Diavol ransomware groups. From the TAG blog we can learn that Exotic Lily was very much specialized. Social engineering. Initial access broker.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. Zack Allen is director of threat intelligence for ZeroFOX , a Baltimore-based company that helps customers detect and respond to risks found on social media and other digital channels.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Over 56% of Americans believe that the social media giant is causing a negative impact on the society. Just 20% of them believe that their presence on social networking websites has yielded them paybacks; with 8% of them chose not to offer their opinion.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2021

Going deep into the details, Lior Div, the CEO of Cybereason confirmed the incident and tagged the espionage as a threat to national security and stated that such state sponsored espionage operations make customer lose trust on the telecom operators.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Google TAG shared indicators of compromise (IoCs) for both campaigns. The experts pointed out that both campaigns were limited and highly targeted. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits. The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Web applications, including MPEG video and social media, which comprise content or requested URLs for HTTP traffic. Example categories include web services provider, e-commerce, ad portal, and social networking. Tags – Predefined tags that provide additional information about the application.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 19, 2019

Authoritarian states like China and Saudi Arabia are using this newfound capacity as a tool of social control. Ambient privacy is particularly hard to protect where it extends into social and public spaces outside the reach of privacy law. Today computers have given us that power. Here in the United States, we're using it to show ads.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 31, 2021

Don’t post on social media that you’re away on vacation. Secure Homes Athens Avoid sharing social media posts In the age of social media, we are constantly sharing photos and tagging our location in pictures. Avoid sharing social media posts that show when you are away from home.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These radios are being tracked and tagged by marketers, telecom companies and individuals in an effort to resell that data to parties willing to pay. Tiny BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) tags are being placed in people’s vehicles, pockets, bags and other items on the move all the time.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 10, 2024

” Let’s break it down: what these services offer, how they help, and if the peace of mind is worth the price tag. Identity theft protection services keep constant tabs on sensitive data like your Social Security number and credit card details. What Do Identity Theft Protection Companies Do? What about your identity?

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2023

The people behind this leaned heavily into social media to make it all look real, promoting their “finds” on networks such as Twitter. The supposedly exploitable products included Chrome, Discord, and Exchange. All popular programs, and guaranteed to grab the attention of anyone interested in the security space.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

The CVE-2023-26083 flaw in the Arm Mali GPU driver is chained with other issues to install commercial spyware, as reported by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in a recent report. Mandiant researchers first observed this affiliate targeting Veritas issues in the wild on October 22, 2022.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

According to Avanan blog, once the attacker publishes the lure, “Google provides a link with embed tags that are meant to be used on forums to render custom content. The attacker does not need the iframe tags and only needs to copy the part with the Google Docs link.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The suit contains arguments that Facebook’s now-defunct photo-tagging feature illegally collected data about Texan people’s faces, including those who are non-Facebook users but were tagged by someone who is, without asking for consent. Paxton filed the lawsuit on Monday in the state’s Harrison County District Court.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Today, Apple published an emergency update for all iPhones to patch an exploit chain which we, together with @_clem1 (Google TAG) discovered in the wild. Super proud of our team at @AmnestyTech and everyone who helped in this investigation.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In March, researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that North Korea-linked hackers are targeting security researchers via social media. Experts pointed out that the domain was involved in a past campaign carried out by the APT group and aimed at security professionals.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

Review your social privacy settings. If you use a lot of different social media sites, choose one platform you’re most active on and start there. Lastly, if you have a friend or family member who likes tagging you on every photo they upload (even if you’re not on the photo), feel free to un-tag yourself.

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Adam Levin

JULY 2, 2018

If you know anyone who maintains social media accounts and works in law enforcement, and they don’t use an alias, send them this article. It’s no secret that people with high-profile outward facing jobs have long used aliases–actors, media personalities, professional athletes, models, etc. Scratch that.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

“The tags such as ‘ads_enable’ or ‘collect_enable’ indicates each functionality to work or not while other parameters define conditions and availability.” Based on the parameters, the library periodically checks, pulls device information, and sends them to the remote servers.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

.” The harvested data are used to classify potential targets and select best social engineering attack vectors to target them and steal credentials. The attackers appends the affiliate tags to the URL and any purchase made on the site will generate a commission for the operators.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

Once again, it originated on social media. This attack moved from social media to email, sending potential victims a link to an external site requesting payment information. The advice: Posts made on Facebook with no location tag are trying to fly under the radar. Getting personal with a fraudster.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2020

media outlets. The employees also shared on social media screenshots of links to Dark Basin infrastructure. They also made social media posts describing and taking credit for attack techniques containing screenshots of links to Dark Basin infrastructure.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

Microsoft, like Google TAG, observed a cyber espionage campaign aimed at vulnerability researchers that attributed to North Korea-linked Zinc APT group. ” This week, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) also warned of North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations Iranian cloud company accused of hosting cybercriminals, nation-state hackers Norwegian Entities Targeted in Ongoing Attacks Exploiting Ivanti EPMM Vulnerability BlueCharlie, Previously Tracked as TAG-53, Continues to Deploy New Infrastructure in 2023 Cybersecurity How A Company (..)

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 3, 2019

Check us out if you're at the show or follow us on social media @securityledger or via the #SLRSA hash tag. The Security Ledger will be in San Francisco for the 28th RSA Security Conference this week. I'll be tweeting and sharing images (and video?) from the show floor. Read the whole entry. »

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

At the same time, we are using social media and other tools to put this enormous trove of pictures of faces up in the cloud where they can be analyzed. Many of these photos are tagged with the identity of the people in them. We are also putting cameras everywhere, in devices, in our homes, in our shops, on our streets.

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NopSec

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Putting It All Together Now that you’ve scanned all these assets you’ll need to set up asset groupings and/or tagging so that you can report results both out to the networking team and up to executives. We recommend that you speak both to the infrastructure and metrics team in order to find out which tags are useful.

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