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TAG-70 Spying Campaign Targets Europe, Iran

Penetration Testing

The ongoing war in Ukraine has intensified an already complex world of cyberwarfare, and groups like TAG-70 underscore the urgent need to counter state-sponsored espionage actors. Also operating under names like Winter Vivern, TA473,... The post TAG-70 Spying Campaign Targets Europe, Iran appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Google says spyware vendors behind most zero-days it discovers

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Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind 80% of the zero-day vulnerabilities Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered in 2023 and used to spy on devices worldwide. [.]

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Commercial spyware vendors are behind most zero-day exploits discovered by Google TAG

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Google’s TAG revealed that Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind most of the zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in 2023. Surveillance software is used to spy on high-risk users, including journalists, human rights defenders, dissidents and opposition party politicians. ” reads the report published by Google.

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Russia could have hacked the UK Spy agency says MoD

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Tory MP Mark Francois tagged the data breach as extremely concerning for the government and entire nation, as data leaks could put the lives of the on-duty spies working for the nation and their families in extreme danger. The post Russia could have hacked the UK Spy agency says MoD appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Google TAG argues surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by ISPs to infect mobile users

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Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs was supported by ISPs to spy on users. TAG researchers tracked more than 30 vendors selling exploits or surveillance capabilities to nation-state actors. ” continues the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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North Korea dedicates a hacking group to fund cyber crime

CyberSecurity Insiders

On April 3 of this year, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) announced that APT43 was in-volved in cryptocurrency theft and digital currency laundering. Additionally, a new spying team named Archipelago, a subset of APT43, has emerged and is using phishing tactics to tar-get potential victims.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 428 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

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Russia-linked APT Gamaredon starts stealing data from victims between 30 and 50 minutes after the initial compromise The source code of the BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit was leaked on GitHub US CISA warns of Rockwell Automation ControlLogix flaws Indexing Over 15 Million WordPress Websites with PWNPress New AVrecon botnet remained under the radar for two (..)

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