Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2019

Asruex first appeared in the threat landscape 2015, researchers linked it to the spyware used by the DarkHotel APT group. CVE-2012-0158 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that affected Microsoft Office. . ” reads the report published by Trend Micro. . ” reads the report published by Trend Micro.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Stealth Falcon is a nation-state actor active since at least 2012, the group targeted political activists and journalists in the Middle East in past campaigns. In 2016, researchers from non-profit organization CitizenLab published a report that describes a campaign of targeted spyware attacks carried by the Stealth Falcon.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 23, 2021

a worm discovered by Microsoft in 2012. This malware strain works by installing spyware, used to gather information about browsing habits and personal data. Any schools that have concerns should contact the Department for Education.". Reports on the malware have indicated that the Windows laptops contained Gamarue.I,

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

. “In June 2018, an Amnesty International staff member received a malicious WhatsApp message with Saudi Arabia-related bait content and carrying links Amnesty International believes are used to distribute and deploy sophisticated mobile spyware. Year(s) in which spyware infection was attempted. Country Nexus. Saudi Arabia.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Amnesty claims that 2 Morocco rights advocates were targeted by NSO Group spyware. Ops, popular iTerm2 macOS Terminal App is affected by a critical RCE since 2012. Attor malware was developed by one of the most sophisticated espionage groups. iTunes Zero-Day flaw exploited by the gang behind BitPaymer ransomware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2019

” The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks since 2014. The spyware uses the “ libpcap library to listen to all traffic and parses network protocols starting with Ethernet and IP layers.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In June, we identified a previously unknown Android spyware app that targets Persian-speaking individuals. The spyware itself collects various data from the victims’ devices, such as call logs or lists of contacts. SandStrike is distributed as a means to access resources about the Bahá?í í religion that are banned in Iran.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2024

It’s also been used in numerous high-profile incidents, such as the 2012 attack on Miss Teen USA. Conduct Specific Attacks : Attackers can download specialized malware to conduct specific attacks, such as ransomware to encrypt files and demand a ransom, spyware to monitor user activities, or wipers to destroy data.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. This is a typical example of the kind of old-school text-message scams that were popular in 2011 and 2012. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. apk and coviddetect.apk.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A new report published by Citizen Lab revealed that the NSO Pegasus spyware was used against targets across 45 countries worldwide. A new investigation of the Citizen Lab revealed that the powerful Pegasus mobile spyware was used against targets across 45 countries around the world over the last two years. COUNTRY NEXUS.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 15, 2019

Not to mention the various spyware apps often installed on kids' phones to track them which then subsequently leak their data all over the internet. Certainly not the current gen XS, does that resolution put it back in about the iPhone 5 era from 2012? mSpy leaked data. SpyFone leaked data. Mobiispy leaked data.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2008 — Heartland Payment Systems — 134 million credit cards are exposed through SQL injection to install spyware on Heartland’s data systems. While initial estimates of damages came up to around $25 million, later reports add up the total cost of damages to over $250 million.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In 2022, the GReAT team tracked several threat actors leveraging SilentBreak’s toolset as well as a commercial Android spyware we named MagicKarakurt. CobaltStrike, released in 2012, is a threat emulation tool designed to help red teams understand the methods an attacker can use to penetrate a network.

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