WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Tech companies, democratic governments, and civil society need to work together to fight back against growing surveillance and censorship online.

Internet 103

Internet Internet Surveillance Government 103

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. more than the $646 billion spent in 2018. Only when we demand it, will the Internet of Things achieve a level of trust that makes it stable. This is coming.

Internet 189

Internet Internet IoT Energy and Utilities 189

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. Then the attackers asked the victims to enable the installation of apps from unknown sources.

Surveillance 136

Surveillance Mobile Spyware Telecommunications 136

Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2020

To do so, they are using a variety of digital communications and surveillance systems. More recently, in 2018, Russia undertook an extensive disinformation campaign to amplify the anti-vaccination movement using social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. That vulnerability should be deeply concerning.

Surveillance 278

Surveillance Hacking Government Risk 278

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This post seeks to document the extent of those attacks, and traces the origins of this overwhelmingly successful cyber espionage campaign back to a cascading series of breaches at key Internet infrastructure providers. federal civilian agencies to secure the login credentials for their Internet domain records. That changed on Jan.

DNS 279

DNS Internet Internet Government 279

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to erupt all across the Internet showing not the faintest hint of leveling off, much less declining, any time soon. Related video: How DDoS attacks leverage the Internet’s DNA. This is borne out by Akamai Technologies’ Summer 2018 Internet Security/Web Attack Report.

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DDOS IoT Digital transformation Internet 255

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Russia successfully disconnected from the internet. Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. One of them is checking the integrity and security of the Internet as a result of external negative influences.”

Internet 98

Internet Internet DNS Surveillance 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Russia plans to disconnect the country from the internet as part of an experiment aimed at testing the response to cyber attacks that should isolate it. Russia plans to conduct the country from the Internet for a limited period of time to conduct a test aimed at assessing the security of its infrastructure. ” reported ZDNet.

Internet 111

Internet Internet DNS Cyber Attacks 111

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In December 2018, a then 21-year-0ld Troy Woody Jr. In June 2016, Islam was sentenced to a year in prison for an impressive array of crimes, including stalking people online and posting their personal data on the Internet. ” who said Iza hired him to surveil Zelocchi but ultimately refused to pay him for much of the work.

Cryptocurrency 319

Cryptocurrency Government Internet Internet 319

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature, a gift for APT groups and cyber crime syndicates. The flaws reside in a feature named the “XMEye P2P Cloud” that is enabled by default which is used to connect surveillance devices to the cloud infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

Surveillance 108

Surveillance Hacking Firmware Manufacturing 108

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. ” reads the analysis published by the Lookout.

Surveillance 130

Surveillance Telecommunications Mobile Advertising 130

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

As of 2018, more than 2 million people were working abroad for U.S. Similarly, different nations exercise varying amounts of authority over internet traffic. Surveillance gives cybercriminals another potential point of entry to see or steal your data. Restricted Internet Access. Related: Employees as human sensors.

Internet 223

Internet Internet Government Risk 223

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The commercial reel advertises just one of the many video analytics tools available for download on an app store monitored by the Internet of Things startup Azena, itself a project from the German kitchen appliance maker Bosch. Such promises on video analysis have flooded the market for years, but their accuracy has always been suspect.

Surveillance 99

Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Technology Internet 99

SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

From 2015 to February 2018, the malware was compiled with Visual Studio 2013 and 2015, whereas in February 2018, the developers moved to Visual Studio 2017 and embedded the malware’s logic within Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) classes.

Surveillance 145

Surveillance Malware Password Management Passwords 145

Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2018

When Marc Zuckerberg testified before both the House and the Senate last month, it became immediately obvious that few US lawmakers had any appetite to regulate the pervasive surveillance taking place on the internet. A 2018 California ballot initiative could help. Surveillance is the business model of the internet.

Data privacy 190

Data privacy Marketing Surveillance Internet 190

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The IntelSecrets nickname corresponds to an individual who has claimed responsibility for modifying the source code for the Mirai “Internet of Things” botnet to create a variant known as “ Satori ,” and supplying it to others who used it for criminal gain and were later caught and prosecuted.

Cybercrime 282

Cybercrime Mobile Media Hacking 282

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.”

Surveillance 67

Surveillance Malware Spyware Mobile 67

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. Terpin claims an investigation by AT&T into the 2018 breach found that an employee at an AT&T store in Norwich, Conn.

Mobile 270

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Authentication 270

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2018

A vulnerability in the Guardzilla home video surveillance system could be exploited by users to watch Guardzilla footage of other users. The Guardzilla All-In-One Video Security System is an indoor video surveillance solution. ” read a post published by 0dayallday.org. ” reads the analysis published by Rapid7.

Firmware 109

Firmware Surveillance IoT Passwords 109

Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 21, 2022

online chat messages going over the Internet between you and your significant other) and when it is at rest (e.g., Today, October 21, marks the first ever organized Global Encryption Day, dedicated to spreading awareness of the importance of utilizing encryption to protect sensitive information, both when it is in transit (e.g.,

Encryption 130

Encryption Government Artificial Intelligence Surveillance 130

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. In 2021, the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab Internet reported that a Polish opposition duo was hacked with NSO spyware. The politicians who inspired and commissioned these activities belong in prison.”

Spyware 98

Spyware Surveillance Hacking Government 98

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

These are the carriers that provide Internet access to rural areas all across America. In July 2015, researchers at FireEye described how hackers successfully modified the firmware of certain types of Cisco routers , putting themselves in prime position to surveil the victim’s network and potentially move laterally to different machines.

Firmware 233

Firmware Cybersecurity Technology Engineering 233

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many governments worldwide persecute their internal oppositions charging them with criminal activities and use strict online surveillance to track them. The surveillance software developed by NSO Group was used by government organizations worldwide to spy on human rights groups , activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

Cybercrime 94

Cybercrime Surveillance Spyware Government 94

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In November 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government was urging its allies to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. Huawei issued a statement on Wednesday denying any accusation, it “has never and will never covertly access telecom networks, nor do we have the capability to do so.”.

Manufacturing 145

Manufacturing Advertising Surveillance Architecture 145

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In late September 2018, the REACT Task Force spearheaded an investigation that led to the arrest of two Missouri men — both in their early 20s — who are accused of conducting SIM swaps to steal $14 million from a cryptocurrency company based in San Jose, Calif. . million customers.

Mobile 268

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 268

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. This attack scenario sees attackers monitoring and manipulating the Internet traffic of the target.

Spyware 144

Spyware Surveillance Mobile Advertising 144

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.

Authentication 98

Authentication Surveillance Retail Education 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Demchak and Yuval Shavitt revealed that over the past years, China Telecom has been misdirecting Internet traffic through China. — ThousandEyes (@thousandeyes) November 12, 2018. — BGPmon.net (@bgpmon) November 13, 2018. — BGPmon.net (@bgpmon) November 12, 2018.“This pic.twitter.com/Tz7shf7cOy.

Internet 112

Internet Internet Advertising Surveillance 112

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

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Advertising 88

Advertising Firmware Surveillance Data breaches 88

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

Microsoft declared that an Emotet attack took down an organization’s network by overheating all the computers and bringing its Internet access down. ” Media speculate that the attack described in the DART report is the one that hit the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania in February 2018.

Antivirus 144

Antivirus Malware Phishing Advertising 144

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The new “ Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020 ” report describes attacks on various industries and critical infrastructure facilities, as well as campaigns aimed at destabilization of the Internet in certain countries. Internet destabilization at state level. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

Banking 124

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 124

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

NSO Group ‘s surveillance spyware made the headlines again, this time the malware was used to spy on 2 rights activists in Morocco according Amnesty International. Amnesty International collected evidence of new abuses of the NSO Group ‘s surveillance spyware, this time the malware was used to spy two rights activists in Morocco.

Spyware 78

Spyware Surveillance Advertising Malware 78

SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Many threats that have until now been theoretical—like creation of a "Ru-net" as an alternative to the Internet—are becoming a reality. Cutting off Internet access to a country the size of Texas is not as simple as cutting a few cables or bombing a few cell towers. There are many tech angles to the war in Ukraine.

Technology 98

Technology Internet Internet Telecommunications 98

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 29, 2019

On December 11, 2018, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) released its final report “Democracy Under Threat: Risks and Solutions in the Era of Disinformation and Data Monopoly” The Report calls for increased regulation on the Internet.

Internet 40

Internet Internet Surveillance Encryption 40

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the government to cut internet traffic from the global Internet. This week a controversial law entered into effect in Russia, it would allow the Russian government to disconnect the country from the global Internet.

Internet 72

Internet Internet DNS Government 72

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The software, known as stalkerware, is commercially available to everyone with access to the internet. The Coalition Against Stalkerware warns that stalkerware “may facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, and/or violence.” The issue of, and the story behind, stalkerware.

Mobile 130

Mobile Surveillance Software Passwords 130

eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Anyone and everyone is at risk, and even technology giants like Apple are ill-equipped to deal with the massive scale of surveillance at hand.”. Accepting processing messages from anyone is the equivalent of running a network connected to the internet with no firewall.”. Both incidents occurred in 2018.

Spyware 126

Spyware Mobile Government Surveillance 126