Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

According to a report published by Reuters, an Israeli surveillance software was used to spy on senior officials in the European Commission. ” NSO sent a statement to Reuters to exclude the involvement of its surveillance tools in the attacks reported by the agency. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. co saying he could be hired to perform fake EDRs on targets at will, provided the account was recently active.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Researchers at Check Point discovered that Egypt ‘ government has been spying citizens in a sophisticated surveillance program. Researchers at Check Point discovered that the Egyptian government has been spying on activists and opponents as part of a sophisticated surveillance program. SecurityAffairs – Egypt, surveillance).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

At least five members of civil society worldwide have been targeted with spyware and exploits developed by surveillance firm QuaDream. Citizen Lab researchers reported that at least five civil society members were victims of spyware and exploits developed by the Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream. ” concludes Citizen Lab.

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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. List of installed packages. Call logs and geocoded location associated with the call.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. You’re all set.

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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

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Will Cathcart of WhatsApp called the ruling a major privacy victory, emphasizing accountability for spyware firms after a five-year legal battle. The WIS, among other things, allows defendants clients to send cipher files with installation vectors that ultimately allow the clients to surveil target users.” ” The U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Researchers reported that the top-of-the-line Android mobile devices sold in China are shipped with malware. The smartphones analyzed by the r researchers were observed sending data to the device vendor and the Chinese mobile network operators (e.g., EU) Android OS distributions from the same OS developers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Apple warns that the mobile devices of at least nine US Department of State employees were compromised with NSO Group ‘s Pegasus spyware. ” NSO Group told Reuters that it is not aware of the tools used in the attacks and added it has canceled the customer accounts, anyway it declared that will investigate the incidents.

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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. ” reads the lawsuit.

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Threatpost

JULY 20, 2021

Our roundtable of experts weighs in on implications for Apple and lawmakers in the wake of the bombshell report showing widespread surveillance of dissidents, journalists and others.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“The spyware, which we have named Goontact, targets users of illicit sites, typically offering escort services, and steals personal information from their mobile device.” These sites advertise account IDs for secure messaging apps such as KakaoTalk or Telegram that could allow to communicate with the escorts.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

It is noted that Twitter’s decision to move away from Mitto AG came after allegations that its co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Ilja Gorelik, sold access to Mitto’s networks to surveillance technology firms. The post Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

According to the alert issued by the FBI, the swatters have been hijacking smart devices such as video and audio capable home surveillance devices. “Recently, offenders have been using victims’ smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices, to carry out swatting attacks. ” concludes the alert.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Bosch, known more for its line of refrigerators, ovens, and dishwashers, also develops and sells an entire suite of surveillance cameras. When it comes to Apple, there’s definitely more than just a virus scan,” said Thomas Reed, director of Mac and Mobile at Malwarebytes. It shouldn’t. This is not innovation.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

’s mobile number to a list of those associated with an unrelated firearms investigation. One of many self portraits published on the Instagram account of Enzo Zelocchi. ” who said Iza hired him to surveil Zelocchi but ultimately refused to pay him for much of the work. which shows an LASD deputy unlawfully added E.Z.’s

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A Togolese human rights advocate was hit by mobile spyware that has been allegedly developed by an Indian firm called Innefu Labs. The company denied any involvement in the surveillance campaign attributed to the Donot Team APT. Experts believe the attackers used a spyware developed by an Indian company called Innefu Labs.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 20, 2024

We will hold them accountable.” It reasons that when consumers buy a vehicle, they want a mode of transportation to get them from one point to another, but with GM (and its subsidiary OnStar) they unwittingly opt-in to an all-seeing surveillance system. On top of that, GM gathered data through other products like its mobile apps.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

An attacker can exploit the flaws to create an account on the app and gain access to a nearby doorbell camera by pairing it with another device. Photo: Consumer Reports The security flaws could allow threat actors to view footage from the devices or control them completely.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

Researchers at Lookout discovered a new mobile spyware dubbed Monokle that was developed by a Russian defense contractor. Experts at Lookout discovered a new Android mobile spyware in the wild, dubbed Monokle, that was developed by a Russian defense contractor named Special Technology Centre Ltd. ( Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Top public cloud provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) disabled all accounts linked to the Israeli company. In a statement to journalists, Apple officials argued that the company has worked with security experts outside of the company, which has resulted in the iPhone being “the safest, most secure consumer mobile device on the market.”

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2024

In an email, Google told users that they will have until December 1, 2024 to save all travels to their mobile devices before the company starts deleting old data. Moving forward, Google will link the Location information to the devices you use, rather than to the user account(s). Choose Your Timeline.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Recently security the security expert researcher Sam Curry warned of vulnerabilities in mobile apps that exposed Hyundai and Genesis car models after 2012 to remote attacks. ” Privacy advocates are raising the alarm on surveillance activities operated by law enforcement by collecting data from connected systems in modern cars.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Rampant Kitten has been active at least since 2014 and was involved in ongoing surveillance operations against Iranian minorities, anti-regime organizations, and resistance movements. Security researchers from Check Point discovered an Android malware, developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten, that is able to bypass 2FA.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2024

In a new episode of Spy vs Spy , the mobile monitoring app mSpy has suffered a data breach that exposed information about millions of its customers. Without getting consent from a child, these surveillance capabilities represent serious invasions of privacy. Such programs are easy to buy and install.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2024

Federal US authorities have asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and user activity of accounts that watched certain YouTube videos, according to unsealed court documents Forbes has seen. This type of digital dragnets go against the fourth amendment: freedom from unreasonable searches.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Threema is an end-to-end encrypted mobile messaging app. Unlike other apps, it doesn’t require you to enter an email address or phone number to create an account. Provides account (i.e. WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose instant messaging, social media and mobile payment app. Date and time account created.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2023

.” By definition, stalkerware are tools – software programs, apps and devices – that enable someone to secretly spy on another person’s private life via their mobile device. Many stalkerware applications market themselves as parental monitoring tools, but they can be and often are used to stalk and spy on a person.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 28, 2020

The latter measure is especially important, as data-in-motion encryption helps shield an organization’s data, video, voice and metadata from eavesdropping, surveillance and other interception attempts. This security control is particularly important given the explosion of mobile, IoT and cloud-based devices in the enterprise.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2019

The researchers speculate on a possible connection to Domestic Kitten espionage activities, an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor aimed at specific groups of individuals since 2016. Once the malware is executed, it generates a unique ID and then collects targeted data and writes it to a file on the mobile device.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The company designs and develops digital imaging products for use in mobile phones, laptops, netbooks and webcams, security and surveillance cameras, entertainment, automotive and medical imaging systems. OmniVision Technologies Inc. In 2023, the imaging sensors manufacturer was the victim of a Cactus ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Naturally, threat actors follow the trend and exploit the technology for surveillance, payload delivery, kinetic operations, and even diversion. Let’s dive into some examples of how enterprises must account for external drones entering their airspace and cyber threats to drones operated by the enterprise. Danger Drone platform.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

A screenshot from a music video of hte Evan Greer song, “Surveillance Capitalism,” which tackles the dangers of commercial surveillance technology. Sometimes fighting the excesses of the creeping surveillance economy is done through position papers, coalition building and lawsuits. Our concern is not ‘Hey patch this up.’

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2024

“The spyware bears many similarities to the Monokle family of spyware, previously reported on by Lookout Mobile Security , which they attribute to the Special Technology Center, a contractor to the Russian government.” These extended capabilities suggest that the malware aims for comprehensive surveillance of the target device.

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