Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Malware AMOS and Lumma stealers actively spread to Reddit users MalwareBytes Reddit posts (directly on reddit.com ) by threat actors on subreddits frequented by cryptocurrency traders link to information stealing malware.

Surveillance 75

Surveillance Telecommunications Malware Data breaches 75

Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2025

Camera Access: Starts front camera streaming for potential identity theft or surveillance. “Already observed targeting banks in Spain and Turkey and popular cryptocurrency wallets, Crocodilus is clearly engineered to go after high-value assets.” Data Theft: Captures Google Authenticator screen content to steal OTP codes.

Banking 67

Banking Mobile Identity Theft Malware 67

WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”

Surveillance 114

Surveillance Cryptocurrency 114

Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism­ -- as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone -- ­matters. So does society's underlying security needs. There is a security benefit to giving access to law enforcement, even though it would inevitably and invariably also give that access to others.

Cybersecurity 274

Cybersecurity Technology Government Internet 274

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet supply chain attack relies on CyberLink software New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days SiegedSec hacktivist group hacked Idaho National Laboratory (INL) CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Enterprise software provider TmaxSoft leaks 2TB of data (..)

Data breaches 129

Data breaches Surveillance Ransomware Cryptocurrency 129

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 7, 2022

All because of the increased surveillance conducted by the law enforcement agencies on cryptocurrency payments by increasing vigil on the blockchain network. . NOTE 2- According to 2021 research conducted by Cisco Talos, each month around 13 new ransomware variants are detected.

Ransomware 118

Ransomware Surveillance Encryption Cryptocurrency 118

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Pegasus is probably the most popular surveillance software on the market, it has been developed by the Israeli NSO Group. Many other surveillance firms develop spyware that are every day abused in dragnet surveillance and target journalists, dissidents, and opponents of totalitarian regimes. Anyway, it is not the only one.

Spyware 98

Spyware Hacking Ransomware Surveillance 98

Responsible Cyber

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Did you know that cryptocurrency-related money laundering reached $8.6 This staggering figure expresses why AML checks have Understanding the Cryptocurrency AML Landscape Cryptocurrency regulatory landscape has changed dramatically. Current Global Regulatory Framework Cryptocurrency regulations around the world lack uniformity.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Risk Technology Marketing 52

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These philosophies are hot among the cryptocurrency crowd, like the disgraced former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried , who at one time possessed sudden wealth in search of a cause. They want to wrestle the attention of regulators and advocates back toward present-day harms that are exacerbated by AI misinformation, surveillance, and inequity.

Risk 357

Risk Artificial Intelligence Technology Surveillance 357

WIRED Threat Level

MAY 13, 2024

Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance.

Surveillance 102

Surveillance Cryptocurrency Hacking 102

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). A spot Bitcoin ETF will buy the cryptocurrency directly, “on the spot”, at its current price, throughout the day.

Accountability 116

Accountability Scams Hacking Cryptocurrency 116

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

Chinese hackers allegedly hit thousands of organizations using Microsoft Exchange REvil Ransomware gang uses DDoS attacks and voice calls to make pressure on the victims Russia-linked APT groups exploited Lithuanian infrastructure to launch attacks Hackers compromised Microsoft Exchange servers at the EU Banking Regulator EBA Microsoft updated MSERT (..)

Surveillance 113

Surveillance DDOS Ransomware Cryptocurrency 113

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Fortinet FortiOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Codefinger ransomware gang uses compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket CVE-2024-44243 macOS flaw allows persistent malware installation FBI deleted China-linked PlugX malware from over 4,200 US computers Russia-linked APT UAC-0063 target Kazakhstan in with HATVIBE malware (..)

Spyware 69

Spyware Data breaches DNS Artificial Intelligence 69

Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2023

Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers Russian APT BlueBravo targets diplomatic entities with GraphicalProton backdoor CoinsPaid blames North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for theft of $37M worth of cryptocurrency Monitor Insider Threats but Build Trust First Zimbra fixed actively exploited zero-day CVE-2023-38750 in ZCS DepositFiles exposed (..)

Surveillance 98

Surveillance Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks Hacking 98

Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2022

The variant they focused on uses a range of known exploits for vulnerabilities in web apps and databases to install cryptocurrency miners on both Windows and Linux systems. Once it has gained a foothold and the bot malware is running on a compromised system it deploys a Monero cryptocurrency miner. The favorite cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency 91

Cryptocurrency IoT Malware DDOS 91

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

It's obvious in the debates on encryption and vulnerability disclosure, but it's also part of the policy discussions about the Internet of Things, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, social media platforms, and pretty much everything else related to IT.

Artificial Intelligence 208

Artificial Intelligence Technology Government Surveillance 208

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Coinbase , the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet announced in February the acquisition of the Italian blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that all the three former members of the controversial Hacking Team will “transition out” of Neutrino. ” reads the blog post.

Hacking 80

Hacking Surveillance Cryptocurrency Advertising 80

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

hacked, data of 600k users available for sale Updated: Italian email provider Email.it supports the Secure Boot Fake Cisco ‘Critical Update used in phishing campaign to steal WebEx credentials Hackers accessed staff mailboxes at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites.

Hacking 108

Hacking Advertising Surveillance Phishing 108

Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

In 2013, Edward Snowden’s revelations about pervasive Internet surveillance triggered a huge gobal effort to make encrypted web traffic the norm, rather than the exception. Cryptocurrencies. People may be surprised to see cryptocurrencies appearing in our list. So why is it on our list at all?

Internet 123

Internet Internet Technology DNS 123

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5

Spyware 107

Spyware Surveillance Insurance Malware 107

Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism -- ­as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone­ -- matters. So does society's underlying security needs. There is a security benefit to giving access to law enforcement, even though it would inevitably and invariably also give that access to others.

Cybersecurity 264

Cybersecurity Technology Government Internet 264

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

Artificial Intelligence 123

Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Scams Insurance 123

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Twitter will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers GoDaddy discloses a new data breach Fortinet fixes critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb German airport websites hit by DDos attacks once again Cisco fixed critical RCE bug in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus engine CISA adds Cacti, Office, Windows (..)

DDOS 98

DDOS Data breaches Ransomware Hacking 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

to replace Chinese equipment Hackers breached a server of National Games of China days before the event Russian Gamaredon APT is targeting Ukraine since October Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark Argo CD flaw could allow stealing sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps. US seizes $3.6 US seizes $3.6 Pierluigi Paganini.

Spyware 98

Spyware Ransomware Surveillance Hacking 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Malware Ransomware Surveillance 97

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K. billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Data breaches Hacking Financial Services 126

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges. Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder. Flaws in several self-encrypting SSDs allows attackers to decrypt data they contain.

Banking 95

Banking Advertising Surveillance Insurance 95

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I highly recommend reading Zuboff’s New York Times Book of the Year, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for A Human Future At the New Frontier of Power as well as viewing Rifkin’s riveting speech, The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy. Can you please outline where Wildland fits in this debate ?

Internet 223

Internet Internet Cryptocurrency Software 223

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

It has been sold on underground hacker forums for stealing browser data, user credentials, and cryptocurrency information. LokiBot LokiBot is a Trojan malware for stealing sensitive information, including user credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials. AZORult's developers are constantly updating its capabilities.

Malware 98

Malware Banking Penetration Testing Healthcare 98

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Instead of encrypting the hard drives of individual victims, and demanding payments of a few hundred dollars, a skilled team collaborated to break into an organization’s network; surveil the network layout; and then embed the malware. Baldr can also plunder any cryptocurrency being stored in a range of digital wallets.

Encryption 147

Encryption Malware Ransomware Cyber Attacks 147

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2019

However, if VPNs are actually located in a 5/9/14 Eyes country, which are normally high-surveillance countries, or in a repressive country like China or Russia, users’ data is most likely already in those governments’ hands. She is a small business owner, traveler and investor of cryptocurrencies.

VPN 111

VPN Small Business Advertising Mobile 111

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2018

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Cryptocurrency 58

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Spyware Advertising 58

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2018

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Advertising 66

Advertising DNS Firmware Surveillance 66

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Transactions on the dark web are typically conducted using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to maintain anonymity. Transactions on the dark web are often carried out with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, which are unregulated and difficult to trace back to the user.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA): This act generally restricts the surveillance of electronic communication methods. You should also try to set up two-factor authentication for other accounts – such as your bank login, cryptocurrency platforms, and platforms where you have your personal information stored.

Data privacy 98

Data privacy Identity Theft Accountability Banking 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A creative avenue for threat actors is to expand their surveillance efforts to include devices such as smart home cameras, connected car systems and beyond. This attack was highly targeted and showed particular interest in cryptocurrency companies, which may indicate that the ultimate goal of the attackers was financial gain.

Hacking 141

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 141