Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

An updated version of the Android remote access trojan GravityRAT can steal WhatsApp backup files and can delete files ESET researchers discovered an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can delete files. The malware is distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“According to the indictment, between 2011 and July 2017, Aliaksandr Klimenka, 42, allegedly controlled BTC-e, a digital currency exchange, with Alexander Vinnik and others.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, commercial spyware )

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

A new shocking revelation comes from the disputed from NSO Group and Facebook, NSO CEO claims Facebook tried to buy an Apple spying software in 2017. “According to a declaration from NSO CEO Shalev Hulio , two Facebook representatives approached NSO in October 2017 and asked to purchase the right to use certain capabilities of Pegasus.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The experts were investigating several suspicious UEFI firmware images when discovered four components, some of which were borrowing the source code a Hacking Team spyware. Kaspersky researchers revealed to have found MosaicRegressor components at several dozen entities between 2017 and 2019.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researchers spotted new variants of the Windows GravityRAT spyware that now can also infect Android and macOS devices. ” reads an analysis published by Cisco Talos that spotted the malware back in 2017 when it was used by an APT group targeting India.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2019

Amnesty International filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance firm NSO and fears its staff may be targeted by the company with its Pegasus spyware. In July, Citizen Lab collected evidence of attacks against 175 targets worldwide carried on with the NSO spyware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

The attackers used an exploit chain named Kismet that was part of the arsenal of the controversial Pegasus spyware that is sold by the surveillance firm NSO Group. In June 2017, the Qatari news channel announced that all its systems were under a large-scale cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

The final payload is the FormBook information-stealing Trojan, a malware that was first spotted by researchers at FireEye in October 2017. FormBook data-stealing malware was used with cyber espionage purposes, like other spyware it is capable of extracting data from HTTP sessions, keystroke logging, stealing clipboard contents.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These documents suggest the existence of an iOS conversion of the spyware that has yet to be uncovered. The surveillance tool family has been active since 2017, the experts highlighted that it requires physical access to the target device to initiate operations. ” reads the report published by Lookout.

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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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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Worldwide spending on information security products and services rose to $114 billion in 2018, up from $102 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.4 Google and Apple have invested a lot into securing their respective app stores. Apps from other sources can carry malware or spyware.

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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. . . Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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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. The attack chain begins with the deployment of a TCP downloader that fetches the next stage payload.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report, on average, from June 2017 to August 2018, the details of 1.8 Hence, the task of preventing information security incidents for critical information infrastructures should be addressed at the legislative level. Map of Middle-Eastern Countries.

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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. Since 2017, there have been no traces of Groundbait and BugDrop operations.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. US Cyber Command warns of Iran-linked hackers exploiting CVE-2017-11774 Outlook flaw. Magento fixed security flaws that allow complete site takeover. Israeli blamed Russia for jamming at Israeli Ben Gurion airport. Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Russia-linked APT Gamaredon used two new Android spyware tools calledBoneSpyandPlainGnome against former Soviet states. net, consistent with Gamaredons techniques since 2017. Lookout researchers linked the BoneSpy and PlainGnome Android surveillance families to the Russian APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2024

A new version of the Mandrake Android spyware has been found in five apps on Google Play, which have been downloaded over 32,000 times since 2022. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a new version of the Mandrake Android spyware in five app on Google Play, totaling over 32,000 downloads between 2022 and 2024.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach.

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2020

Security experts discovered a highly sophisticated Android spyware platform, dubbed Mandrake, that remained undetected for four years. Researchers from Bitdefender discovered a high-sophisticated Android spyware platform dubbed Mandrake, it was involved in highly targeted attacks against specific devices. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Education 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The ability to get information from clouds that are normally thought secure, notably Apple's iCloud, is new for Pegasus. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Education 40

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports an extensive set of Device Takeover capabilities Experts warn of an ongoing malware campaign targeting WP-Automatic plugin Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted (..)

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