Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2020

To do so, they are using a variety of digital communications and surveillance systems. Like much of the medical infrastructure, these systems are highly vulnerable to hacking and interference. Numerous health surveillance systems are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 cases, including the CDC's influenza surveillance network.

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Surveillance Hacking Government Risk 278

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2022

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by some Internet service providers (ISPs) in Italy and Kazakhstan to infect Android and iOS users with their spyware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, RCS Labs). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

North Korea-linked threat actor ScarCruft (aka APT37 , Reaper, and Group123) is behind a previously undetected Android surveillance tool namedKoSpythat was used to target Korean and English-speaking users. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon PierluigiPaganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,ScarCruft) .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Tokyo 2018 is a success, participants earned over $300,000 for disclosing flaws affecting iPhone X, Xiaomi Mi 6 and Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphones. During the first day of the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2018 contest, participants hacked Apple iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 and Xiaomi Mi 6 devices earning more than $225,000.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Iran-linked APT group Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, has been conducting widespread surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals. Domestic Kitten , also tracked as APT-C-50, is an Iran-linked APT group that has been active at least since 2018. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Domestic Kitten). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Bloomberg News has a major story about the Chinese hacking computer motherboards made by Supermicro, Levono, and others. This is a follow on, with a lot more detail, to a story Bloomberg reported on in fall 2018. ”) Here’s me in 2018: Supply-chain security is an incredibly complex problem.

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Surveillance Internet Internet Government 363

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Bloomberg first reported Moucka’s alleged ties to the Snowflake hacks on Monday. On May 2, 2024, Judische claimed on the fraud-focused Telegram channel Star Chat that they had hacked Santander Bank , one of the first known Snowflake victims. Image: [link] On October 30, Canadian authorities arrested Alexander Moucka, a.k.a.

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Cybercrime Mobile Media Hacking 282

Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

An ad for RedTorch’s “Cheetah” counter-surveillance tech. ” Frigg promises to include “elements that stems [sic] from major data hacks of known systems like Ashley Madison, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Fling.com, AdultFriendFinder and hundreds more. Last month, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Officially the sale of surveillance software is limited to authorized governments to support investigation of agencies on criminal organizations and terrorist groups. COUNTRY NEXUS. Saudi Arabia.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

A Russian security researcher has found that hardware wiretapping equipment composing Russia’s SORM surveillance system had been leaking user data. SORM is a mass surveillance system that allows the Government of Moscow to track online activities of single individuals thanks to the support of the Russian ISPs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Surveillance Firmware Advertising Mobile 105

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2019

Yoroi Cyber Security Annual Report 2018 – In 2018 cyber-security experts observed an increased number of cyber attacks, malware endure to be the most aggressive and pervasive threat. Yoroi Cyber Security Annual Report 2018 analyzes the evolution of the threat landscape observed between January 2018 and December 2018.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta. Judge ordered the surveillance firm to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to the social network giant. from April 29, 2018, to May 10, 2020).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Lookout researchers discovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the ethnic minority Uyghurs. Researchers from mobile security firm Lookout uncovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the Uyghurs minority. Bazar is a lesser known spelling of Bazaar.” ” reads the report published by Lookout.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. Syrian hackers are behind a long-running campaign that has been active since January 2018 and that targets Arabic-speaking Android users. SecurityAffairs – SEA, hacking).

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Pegasus Project investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware. Pegasus Project is the name of a large-scale investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets that revealed the abuse of NSO Group’s spyware.

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Spyware Government Surveillance Media 131

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In December 2018, a then 21-year-0ld Troy Woody Jr. ” Islam and Woody were both core members of UGNazi, a hacker collective that sprang up in 2012 and claimed credit for hacking and attacking a number of high-profile websites. . Iza’s complaint says he also harassed a man identified only as T.W., and refers to T.W.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), enacted in 2018, has set a new standard for data privacy across the European Union (EU). government surveillance. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, GDPR ) What is GDPR and Why Does It Matter?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Lajos Kosa, chair of the Parliament’s Defense and Law Enforcement Committee, confirmed that Hungary is one of the clients of the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group and that it bought and used the controversial Pegasus spyware. According to Kosa, the use of surveillance software was authorized by a judge or the Minister of Justice.

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Spyware Surveillance Media Government 118

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

On July 18, 2018, Pasco County authorities arrested Ricky Joseph Handschumacher , an employee of the city of Port Richey, Fla, charging him with grand theft and money laundering. ” A SIM card is the tiny, removable chip in a mobile device that allows it to connect to the provider’s network. A WORRIED MOM. GRAND PLANS.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since 2018, the hackers started targeting mobile users with an Android surveillance malware ChatSpy. “We are confident SunBird and Hornbill are two tools used by the same actor, perhaps for different surveillance purposes.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Confucius). ” reads the report published by Lookout.

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Spyware Surveillance Malware Mobile 143

Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

An employee at Amnesty International has been targeted with Israeli surveillance malware, the news was revealed by the human rights group. Amnesty International revealed that one of its employees was targeted with a surveillance malware developed by an Israeli firm. com , pine-sales[.]com com , and ecommerce-ads[.]org.”

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Surveillance Malware Spyware Mobile 67

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

Researchers spotted a macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. ThreatFabric observed threat actors using two publicly available exploits (CVE-2018-4233, CVE-2018-4404) to deliver macOS implants. The flaw resides in WebKit and impacts macOS version 10.13.3

Spyware 137

Spyware Malware Surveillance Mobile 137

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

Terpin alleges that crooks stole almost $24 million worth of cryptocurrency after fraudulently executing a “SIM swap” on his mobile phone account at AT&T in early 2018. According to Terpin, this was the second time in six months someone had hacked his AT&T number. On June 11, 2017, Terpin’s phone went dead.

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Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Authentication 270

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of using a flaw in its messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists and activists. WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. The lawsuit filed by WhatsApp in U.S.

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Surveillance Technology Spyware Mobile 75

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. The news of the hack was reported by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, and unfortunately, it isn’t the first time that the Pegasus spyware was used in the country.

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Spyware Surveillance Hacking Government 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Vietnam-linked APT32 group targeted Vietnamese human rights defenders (HRDs) between February 2018 and November 2020. “This unlawful surveillance violates the right to privacy and stifles freedom of expression.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT32). ” reads the post published by Amnesty International. .

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Spyware Government Surveillance Phishing 129

Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2019

In April 2018, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a Romanian person who claimed to have been working for Intacash. The last time I heard from that source was June 2018, just after a like-minded associate at Intacash was shot dead in his car. Marcu was shot and killed in June 2018, allegedly by Mr. Tudor and/or his associates.

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Wireless Media Surveillance Accountability 260

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Related: Nation-state hacks suggest cyber war is underway. I had an invigorating discussion with Jeff Hudson, CEO of Venafi , about this at Black Hat USA 2018. The government wants to be able to surveil network traffic and They want backdoors so they can see everything. Because it’s there, the bad guys will get to it.

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Encryption Government Surveillance Technology 157

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The campaign has been active since at least 2013, but the Goontact malware samples were first observed by Lookout in November 2018. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Goontact). ” conclude the experts. . ” conclude the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Spyware Mobile Surveillance Malware 143

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices. The CVE-2018-9995 flaw is due to an error when handling a maliciously crafted HTTP cookie. At this time, the vendor has yet to release security patches to address the flaw.

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Authentication Surveillance Retail Education 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2021

Security experts from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax , against Colombian government institutions and private companies. Malware researchers from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax , against Colombian entities exclusively. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malware Surveillance Phishing Government 140

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In the aftermath of the Democratic National Committee hack the staffers were instructed in the use of the popular instant messaging app, also called the “Snowden-approved” app. 2015: Even if he revealed unlawful government surveillance, put him in jail! 2015: Even if he revealed unlawful government surveillance, put him in jail!

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Encryption Advertising Surveillance Hacking 128

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

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Advertising Firmware Surveillance Data breaches 88

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 286 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

In October 2019, security experts at Amnesty International’s Security Lab have uncovered targeted attacks against Moroccan human rights defenders Maati Monjib and Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui that employed NSO Group surveillance tools. reads the analysis published by Amnesty International in October.

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Spyware Surveillance Mobile Advertising 144

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

APT29 along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National Committee hack and the wave of attacks aimed at the 2016 US Presidential Elections. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Epsilon Red ransomware). ” reported The Record. Dutch authorities have yet to confirm the information shared by the newspaper.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

How does the European Consumer Organisation view Meta’s data processing practices in relation to surveillance-based business models? This is the biggest fine since the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the European Union (EU) on May 25, 2018.

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Data collection Surveillance Hacking Information Security 131