Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

. “Through the use of mobile applications, those behind the attack use fake decoy content to entice their victims to download such applications, which are in fact loaded with spyware, to then collect sensitive information about them.” ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2018

The BusyGasper Android spyware has been active since May 2016, it implements unusual features for this type of malware. We found no similarities to commercial spyware products or to other known spyware variants, which suggests BusyGasper is self-developed and used by a single threat actor.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is exactly what happened on October 12, 2016, when the Mirai botnet used an army of IoT devices — like security cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs) and routers — to execute a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack which left much of the internet inaccessible. The first IoT casualties?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

“We found dozens of related samples that had been appearing in the wild since 2016 and had been deployed in various application marketplaces including Google Play.” The PhantomLance malware implements classic spyware functionalities, it could exfiltrate user data, phone call logs, SMS messages, contacts, and GPS data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In 2016, researchers from the non-profit organization CitizenLab published a report that describes a campaign of targeted spyware attacks carried out by the Stealth Falcon. The remaining components are encrypted and stored within a binary registry value.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

AZORult is a data stealer that was first spotted in 2016 by Proofpoint that discovered it was it was part of a secondary infection via the Chthonic banking trojan. In July, the experts discovered a new sophisticated version of the AZORult Spyware that was involved in a large email campaign on July 18. .

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Don’t worry though.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. In 2016, the Mirai botnet attack left most of the eastern U.S. Cybersecurity vendors like Panda Security suggest the best way to defend against crimeware is using a combination of antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and threat detection technology.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

The Donot Team has been active since 2016, it focuses on government and military organizations, ministries of foreign affairs, and embassies in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and other South Asian countries. In the past, the Donot Team spyware was found in attacks outside of South Asia. ” continues the report.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Don’t worry though.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In 2016, researchers from non-profit organization CitizenLab published a report that describes a campaign of targeted spyware attacks carried by the Stealth Falcon. 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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

In the latest campaign uncovered by Kaspersky, the APT group, used a modular framework dubbed CloudWizard that supports spyware capabilities, including taking screenshots, microphone recording, harvesting Gmail inboxes, and keylogging. The threat actor likely used the PowerMagic backdoor to deliver the modular CommonMagic framework.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A look at the nature and effects of legal, advanced spyware on application security. Pegasus is an advanced spyware that exploits vulnerable mobile apps to gain a foothold on iPhone and Android devices. Access encrypted chats from third-party apps. Media outlets first reported the existence of the spyware in 2016.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You may be most familiar with computer malware such as Trojan viruses and spyware, which can be used to retrieve sensitive data from a computer or even take control of the system. A ransomware attack occurs when cybercriminals hold website’s files hostage by encrypting or deleting them, and demanding payment in exchange for the key.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Turla is happy to use a tool that was burned in 2016; and is still using it in current operations along with new tools. CloudWizard reminded us of two campaigns observed in Ukraine and reported publicly: Operation Groundbait (first described by ESET in 2016) and Operation BugDrop (discovered by CyberX in 2017).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. In 2016, the group began to focus all its activities on PoS systems. Luna, discovered in June and also written in Rust, is able to encrypt both Windows and Linux devices, as well as ESXi virtual machine images. Other malware.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Pegasus is spyware, and spyware is not made to respect privacy. And between 2016 and 2018, more than 1,000 IP addresses were found to be associated with it. According to NSO Group, its main spyware program is a beneficial tool for investigating and preventing terrorist attacks and maintaining the safety of the public.

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SecureList

JULY 29, 2024

After a two-year break, the Mandrake Android spyware returned to Google Play and lay low for two years. Technical details Background The original Mandrake campaign with its two major infection waves, in 2016–2017 and 2018–2020, was analyzed by Bitdefender in May 2020. Encrypted strings are mixed with plain text strings.

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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. Attackers remain in the system after Marriott acquires Starwood in 2016 and aren’t discovered until September 2018. Records included details like name, email address, and encrypted passwords.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We started working on hrtng back in 2016, when we forked the hexrays_tools plugin developed by Milan Bohacek. To do that, we will analyze a component of the FinSpy malware , a sophisticated commercial spyware program for multiple platforms. In this window we can specify the encryption key and algorithm to be used.

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