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. The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits.

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Spyware Surveillance Mobile Education 98

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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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Ransomware review: June 2022 AstraLocker 2.0

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Spyware Ransomware Internet Internet 103

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

The malware was an info stealer and according to the researchers, it was part of a long-term campaign, tracked as “PhantomLance” that has been active at least since December 2015. We informed Google of the malware, and it was removed from the market shortly after.” ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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Malware Advertising Marketing Hacking 141

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Back to September 2013, Belgacom (now Proximus), the largest telecommunications company in Belgium and primarily state-owned, announced its IT infrastructure had suffered a malware-based attack. Specifically, these are IP addresses of computers where the spyware software communicated from Belgacom. ” wrote The Intercept.

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Hacking Spyware Malware Advertising 110

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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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2019

Hawkeye Keylogger” is an info-stealing malware for sale in the dark-web. Anyone can easily subscribe to the malware service by paying a fee. 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.

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Spyware Malware Passwords Accountability 103

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Then the backdoor contacts the command-and-control (C2) server to downloads and executes other malicious payloads, including the TunnelMole, malware that abuses the DNS protocol to establish a tunnel for malicious purposes, and RC2FM and RC2CL. The LoadEdge backdoor maintains persistence through the Windows registry.

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Spyware DNS Phishing Government 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

The group was first spotted by ESET in 2018, when the experts detected a sophisticated piece of spyware, tracked as InvisiMole, used in targeted attacks in Russia and Ukraine in the previous five years.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

According to the telemetry logs collected by the Russian firm, the staffer temporary switched off the antivirus protection on the PC, and infected his personal computer with a spyware from a product key generator while trying to use a pirated copy of Office. Once the antivirus was turned on again, it detected the malware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2018

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

To exfiltrate data and deliver next-stage malware, the attackers abuse cloud-based data storage, such as Dropbox or Yandex Disk, as well as a temporary file sharing service. However, they included an additional module that constantly monitored the messenger and sent data to the spyware creator’s C2 server.

Malware 138

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 138

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

Millions in the UK Targeted by Malware via a DHL Scam Text Message. That link would attempt to install spyware called Flubot, malware designed to steal online banking data from Andriod devices. . That link would attempt to install spyware called Flubot, malware designed to steal online banking data from Andriod devices. .

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Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

Google Security

JULY 27, 2023

Anyone who visits that site is then exploited and delivered the final payload (usually spyware). At the end of 2021, Citizen Lab captured a 0-click exploit targeting iMessage, CVE-2023-30860, used by NSO in their Pegasus spyware. In 2021, we generally saw a move to 1-click links as the initial attack vector.

Spyware 95

Spyware Manufacturing Internet Internet 95

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).

Spyware 125

Spyware Malware Hacking Cybercrime 125

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

In our initial report on Sunburst , we examined the method used by the malware to communicate with its C2 (command-and-control) server and the protocol used to upgrade victims for further exploitation. This campaign made use of a previously unknown malware family we dubbed FourteenHi.

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Malware Government Spyware Social Engineering 145

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Kaspersky has been tracking deployments of this spyware since 2011. The Pre-Validator ensures that the victim machine is not used for malware analysis. The nature of these shellcodes indicates that they are used to fingerprint the system and verify that it is not used for malware analysis. MacOS Infection.

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Encryption Malware Spyware Architecture 145

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. 2008 — Heartland Payment Systems — 134 million credit cards are exposed through SQL injection to install spyware on Heartland’s data systems. 2013 — Credit Card Fraud Spree — In the biggest cybercrime case filed in U.S.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135