Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Most COVID-19-related phishing emails analyzed had different spyware strains embedded as attachments. Source: CERT-GIB.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Gov imposes visa restrictions on individuals misusing Commercial Spyware HPE is investigating claims of a new security breach Experts warn of a surge of attacks targeting Ivanti SSRF flaw How to hack the Airbus NAVBLUE Flysmart+ Manager Crooks stole $25.5

Spyware 122

Spyware Surveillance DDOS Identity Theft 122

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

However, these tools tend to be viewed by prosecutors as malware and spyware when their proprietors advertise them as hacking devices and provide customer support aimed at helping buyers deploy the RATs stealthily and evade detection by anti-malware programs. Canadian investigators don’t appear to be buying Revesz’ claims.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is exactly what happened on October 12, 2016, when the Mirai botnet used an army of IoT devices — like security cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs) and routers — to execute a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack which left much of the internet inaccessible.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2022

Databases of malicious websites can also be sorted into threat categories, such as spyware , typosquatting , cryptomining , and so on. Detects potential DDoS attacks. The last thing any business wants is to suffer from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) attack. Brand damage, angry customers — and often even lost revenue.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

US CISA added critical Apache RocketMQ flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Ragnar Locker gang leaks data stolen from the Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital North Korea-linked threat actors target cybersecurity experts with a zero-day Zero-day in Cisco ASA and FTD is actively exploited in ransomware attacks Nation-state actors (..)

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DDOS VPN Data breaches Cybercrime 127

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel CISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devices VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter Server Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asap More than a million GitHub repositories potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking New Mirai (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Juniper Networks fixed a critical flaw in Session Smart Routers China-linked APT group Winnti targets Japanese organizations since March 2024 Xerox VersaLink C7025 Multifunction printer flaws may expose Windows Active Directory credentials to attackers (..)

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Malware Scams Encryption Phishing 64

Malwarebytes

JUNE 20, 2022

Microsoft patches Follina, and many other security updates Firefox stops advertisers tracking you as you browse, calls itself the most “private and secure major browser” Record breaking HTTPS DDoS attack Stealthy Symbiote Linux malware is after financial institutions Photos of kids taken from spyware-ridden phones found exposed on the internet Interpol’s (..)

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Spyware DDOS Internet Internet 80

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

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InfoSec 133

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices. NetScout: Observed 13,142,840 DDoS attacks, including: 104,216 video gaming enterprise attacks. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 121

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

Quantum computers threaten to break online security in minutes, expert warns ENISA NIS360 2024 Catalan court says NSO Group executives can be charged in spyware investigation Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,newsletter)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Hacking Advertising Spyware Antivirus 121

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

Pay attention to Log4j attacks, Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns Vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel potentially expose Linux Servers to hack US Treasury Department sanctions 4 Ukrainian officials for working with Russian intelligence A bug in McAfee Agent allows running code with Windows SYSTEM privileges Experts warn of anomalous (..)

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VPN Ransomware Spyware Hacking 109

Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

DDoS Attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have overwhelmed some of the largest websites in the world, including Reddit, Twitter, and Netflix. DDoS attacks, which ambush businesses with massive amounts of web traffic, slow websites to a crawl and, more often than not, force crucial services offline.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

pic.twitter.com/ucfPwk7zi6 — 安坂星海 Azaka VTuber (@AzakaSekai_) February 18, 2024 Azaka noticed that the hacking firm has a DDoS system relying on a bot that can infect Windows, Linux, or generic IoT devices. The standard version is disguised as a Xiaomi battery, whilst the mini version is just a plain PCB that can be inside anything.

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Hacking Government Marketing Spyware 131

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Phishing , general malware , and Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks are more common. DDoS Protection. AT&T DDoS Defense addresses vicious attacks that can take down entire networks, websites, and even countries in extreme cases. Also read: Top 8 DDoS Protection Service Providers. CrowdStrike dashboard.

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Backups Firewall DDOS Antivirus 140

Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

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Cyber Insurance Spyware Firmware Hacking 100

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

QNAP force-installs update against the recent wave of DeadBolt ransomware infections US FCC bans China Unicom Americas telecom over national security risks NCSC warns UK entities of potential destructive cyberattacks from Russia Finnish diplomats’ devices infected with Pegasus spyware Zerodium offers $400,000 for Microsoft Outlook RCE zero-day exploits (..)

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Ransomware Data breaches Spyware Cybercrime 98

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites. One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis. When they shut down the device, using the power and volume buttons, the spyware displays an image of the iOS shutdown screen, faking the shutdown.

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Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 134

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Experts warn of spike in TCP DDoS reflection attacks targeting Amazon, SoftLayer and telco infrastructure. DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison. WhatsApp flaw CVE-2019-11931 could be exploited to install spyware. ZoneAlarm forum site hack exposed data of thousands of users. Pierluigi Paganini.

DDOS 73

DDOS Spyware Advertising Ransomware 73

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io

Data breaches 118

Data breaches Hacking Banking Spyware 118

The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

It may sound inflated to hear that the study found 34% of Americans have used web hosting services. But not when considering that there are more than a billion websites live on the web, with more than 250,000 new web sites created every day.

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Hacking DDOS Small Business Spyware 100

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading. Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Security Affairs newsletter Round 209 – News of the week. Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook down worldwide.

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Computers and Electronics Data breaches Advertising Spyware 92

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

Android Spyware Monokle, developed by Russian defense contractor, used in targeted attacks. Imperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen. Emsisoft releases the third decryptor in a few days, this time for LooCipher ransomware. Malvertising campaign exploits recently disclosed WordPress Plugin flaws.

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Antivirus Advertising Spyware Hacking 88

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

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Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 119

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2024

CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox U.S.

Firewall 62

Firewall Spyware Surveillance Cybercrime 62

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This shared certificate is then abused to bypass Cloudflare DDoS security and launch DDoS attacks against known server IP addresses. The problem: Researchers discovered a flaw in the way Cloudflare trusts Cloudflare customers. The fix: Cisco has already released an update, so browsers may be updated immediately.

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DDOS Encryption Software Ransomware 109

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews The exposed phone numbers can be exploited for spam, malware and spyware attacks, SIM swapping, and the discovery of user accounts on platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, and others. Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents. The leaked IP addresses introduce the risk of a takeover of a local network.

Passwords 97

Passwords Identity Theft Social Engineering Spyware 97

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 12, 2023

This malware could be leveraged for unprecedented ransomware , DDoS or Wiper attacks that would completely dwarf SuxNet, Mirai BotNet , or WannaCry.” ” Digital Espionage: “Spyware installed in data centers across the world could be leveraged for extreme cyberespionage,” they wrote.

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Authentication Spyware DDOS Cybersecurity 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

The researchers pointed out that SEA group was active in recent weeks, it has launched DDoS attacks against Belgian media and claimed responsibility for the defacement of PayPal and eBay websites. AndoServer samples are purely surveillance software used to spy on the victims, while SLRat is as an Android remote admin tool.

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Surveillance Telecommunications Mobile Advertising 129

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

While some email accounts include protections, others may require additional layers of security, including spam filtering, ransomware protection, spyware protection, and encryption. DDoS protection Challenge tests Honeypots for bad bots. In fact, about 81 percent of malicious files came through email. Best Bot Management Tools.

Internet 144

Internet Internet Software Antivirus 144

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

Spyware 54

Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Hacking 54

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You may be most familiar with computer malware such as Trojan viruses and spyware, which can be used to retrieve sensitive data from a computer or even take control of the system. DDoS Attacks. It’s no wonder, then, that the average organization experiences eight DDoS attacks per day.

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