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Sextortion campaign uses Goontact spyware to target Android and iOS users

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Security experts spotted a new malware strain, named Goontact, that allows its operators to spy on both Android and iOS users. Security researchers from Lookout have discovered new spyware, dubbed Goontcat, that could target both Android and iOS users. The spyware is likely used as part of a sextortion campaign.

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Experts spotted two Android spyware used by Indian APT Confucius

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Lookout researchers provided details about two Android spyware families employed by an APT group tracked as Confucius. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have provided details about two recently discovered Android spyware families, dubbed Hornbill and SunBird, used by an APT group named Confucius. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Experts spotted a rare Linux Desktop spyware dubbed EvilGnome

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

The researchers attribute the spyware to the Russia-linked and Gamaredon Group. The modules used by EvilGnome are reminiscent of the Windows tools used by the Gamaredon Group, other analogies include the use of SFX, persistence with task scheduler and the deployment of information stealers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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North Korea-Linked APT Group Kimsuky spotted using new malware

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Kimsuky APT group has been analyzed by several security teams, it was first spotted by Kaspersky researcher in 2013, recently its activity was detailed by ESTsecurity and by the team of researchers at my former company Cybaze ZLab. ” reads the report published by Cybereason.

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Russia-linked InvisiMole APT targets state organizations of Ukraine

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

The InvisiMole group is a Russia-linked threat actor that has been active since at least 2013- ESET experts linked the group to the Gamaredon Russian APT group, despite it is considering the two crews independent.

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The phone monitoring app LetMeSpy disclosed a data breach

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

The news of the data breach was first reported by the Polish security research blog Niebezpiecznik , which also confirmed that the threat actors behind the attack claimed to have seized the domain associated with the spyware. “It’s not clear who is behind the LetMeSpy hack or their motives. ” reported TechCrunch.

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PhantomLance, a four-year-long cyberespionage spying campaign

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

The PhantomLance malware implements classic spyware functionalities, it could exfiltrate user data, phone call logs, SMS messages, contacts, and GPS data. Android version, installed apps). . The malicious code is also able to deploy additional malicious payloads. . This allowed us to uncover more pieces of the attackers’ infrastructure.”

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InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations in the military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Anti-Debugging Techniques from a Complex Visual Basic Packer

Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2019

It has been in continuous development at least since 2013 and the malware authors behind Hawkeye have improved the malware service adding new capabilities and techniques. Table 1: Information about the PE file inside the ISO image. Table 2: Static information about the final payload.

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Cyber Security Roundup for May 2021

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

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Australian man charged with creating and selling the Imminent Monitor spyware

Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

An Australian national has been charged for the creation and sale of the Imminent Monitor (IM) spyware, which was also used for criminal purposes. The 24-year-old Australian national Jacob Wayne John Keen has been charged for his alleged role in the development and sale of spyware known as Imminent Monitor (IM). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Sextortion campaign uses Goontact spyware to target Android and iOS users

Experts spotted two Android spyware used by Indian APT Confucius

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CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Experts spotted a rare Linux Desktop spyware dubbed EvilGnome

North Korea-Linked APT Group Kimsuky spotted using new malware

Russia-linked InvisiMole APT targets state organizations of Ukraine

The phone monitoring app LetMeSpy disclosed a data breach

PhantomLance, a four-year-long cyberespionage spying campaign

InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

Anti-Debugging Techniques from a Complex Visual Basic Packer

Cyber Security Roundup for May 2021

Australian man charged with creating and selling the Imminent Monitor spyware

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