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APT annual review 2021

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Based on forensic analysis of numerous mobile devices, Amnesty International’s Security Lab found that the software was repeatedly used in an abusive manner for surveillance. Moreover, the malware mentioned by Google matched ThreatNeedle – malware that we have been tracking since 2018. Firmware vulnerabilities.

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APT trends report Q1 2022

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We had initially analyzed this Delphi malware in April 2018. In December we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanning technology. Some capabilities we analyzed are similar to those provided in other notorious post-exploitation toolkits. Other interesting discoveries.

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APT trends report Q3 2021

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On June 3, Check Point published a report about an ongoing surveillance operation targeting a Southeast Asian government, and attributed the malicious activities to a Chinese-speaking threat actor named SharpPanda. Lyceum is a threat group operating against high-profile targets in the Middle East since at least 2018. Middle East.

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