Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2025

The modular architecture of the malware allows to extend its functionalities for multiple malicious purposes, including surveillance, reconnaissance, information theft, DDoS attacks, and arbitrary code execution. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Ukraine)

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

China is mandating that athletes download and use a health and travel app when they attend the Winter Olympics next month. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes.

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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. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The malicious app remained in the store for almost three weeks and was downloaded thousands of times and received hundreds of reviews. The post Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google? App mimicked a popular anti-government news site and collected location and device owner details.

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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

The malware dropped from the aforementioned document is dubbed ‘MarkiRAT’ and used to record keystrokes, clipboard content, provide file download and upload capabilities as well as the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the victim machine. argument1: URL to download the file. Downloader. The listing is sent to.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Researchers from Nozomi Networks discovered a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-32941 can be exploited by an attacker to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke, a provider of home and business security solutions.

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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. North Korea-linked APT group ScarCruft used a new Android spyware dubbed KoSpy to target Korean and English-speaking users.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 5, 2021

The hackers managed their intrusion from servers inside the United States, exploiting legal prohibitions on the National Security Agency from engaging in domestic surveillance and eluding cyberdefenses deployed by the Department of Homeland Security. The October files, distributed to customers on Oct.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If your company is going to be processing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and already meets the NIST 800-171 control requirements, there is one way for you to get a head start on your CMMC compliance journey - a Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA). Download now! What is a JSVA?” Follow us - stay ahead.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab have discovered a new Android surveillance spyware, dubbed BouldSpy, that was used by the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA). However, much of the victim data points to its broader usage, which indicates targeted surveillance efforts towards minorities within Iran.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

The app is available for iOS devices and can be downloaded from the App Store. Call metadata can enable real-time surveillance if misused. It offers features like spam detection, automatic blocking of high-risk spam calls, and the ability to report unwanted numbers. ” warned the expert.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

Days after Meta achieved victory after suing the NSO Group for Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charges, Meta filed a lawsuit against surveillance company Voyager Labs for violations of its Terms and Policies and California law. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today.

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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. The malware is able to steal sensitive data, record audio, and download arbitrary files.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Apple wrote an Android app that can detect AirTags, but how many people are going to download it?) So now we have several problems with the system. Apple’s anti-stalker security only works with iPhones. And now non-AirTags can piggyback on Apple’s system without triggering the alarms.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

Paragon Solutions is an Israeli company which sells high-end surveillance technology primarily to government clients, positioning its products as essential for combating crime and national security. The work done by CitizenLab has led to greater understanding of the global digital surveillance landscape and its implications for human rights.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. These threat actors go to lengths to bury the actual commands used in malicious.LNK files which download malware onto the machine. Once executed, the script fetches the information stealing malware.

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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. According to Bosch and Azena, the apps are safe, the platform is secure, and the entire project is innovative.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. According to Awake Security, the extensions were downloaded 33 million times and they were part of a massive surveillance campaign that was aided by the internet domain registrar CommuniGal Communication Ltd.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

CheckPoint uncovered an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor and tracked as Domestic Kitten aimed at specific groups of individuals. ” This means that the Domestic Kitten surveillance operation had collateral victims whose details were leaked from contact lists or conversations with the targets.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Earlier this month, Apple released an Android app that can scan for AirTags — but you have to be vigilant enough to download it and proactively use it. AirTags aren’t compatible with Android smartphones. People who said they have been tracked have called Apple’s safeguards insufficient.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 25, 2021

Facebook may be banned in China, but the company on Wednesday said it has disrupted a network of bad actors using its platform to target the Uyghur community and lure them into downloading malicious software that would allow surveillance of their devices.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2024

Russia-linked APT29 group was spotted reusing iOS and Chrome exploits previously developed by surveillance firms NSO Group and Intellexa. using exploits previously used by surveillance software vendors NSO Group and Intellexa. using exploits previously used by surveillance software vendors NSO Group and Intellexa. or older. .

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

GPS tracking must comply with privacy laws like the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) to prevent unauthorized surveillance. Keep threats off your mobile devices by downloading Malwarebytes for iOS , and Malwarebytes for Android today. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

And if you read his 3,000-word post carefully, Zuckerberg says nothing about changing Facebook's surveillance capitalism business model. Today, Facebook users can download and view much of the data the company has about them. This data is combined with other surveillance data the company buys, including health and financial data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. “While continuing research into this group’s activity, we discovered it has distributed samples of FinSpy for Microsoft Windows through a fake Adobe Flash Player download website.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2024

Predator can turn infected smartphones into surveillance devices. Nelson said: “Today’s actions represent a tangible step forward in discouraging the misuse of commercial surveillance tools, which increasingly present a security risk to the United States and our citizens.” You can then uninstall the app.

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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. AndoServer samples are purely surveillance software used to spy on the victims, while SLRat is as an Android remote admin tool. ” reads the analysis published by the Lookout.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2025

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Millions of stalkerware users exposed again PayPals “no-code checkout” abused by scammers Countries and companies are fighting at the expense of our data privacy Roblox called “real-life nightmare for children” as Roblox and Discord sued Android happy to check your nudes before you forward them (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since 2018, the hackers started targeting mobile users with an Android surveillance malware ChatSpy. The malware can download content from FTP shares and run arbitrary commands as root. “We are confident SunBird and Hornbill are two tools used by the same actor, perhaps for different surveillance purposes.”

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 9, 2022

According to a report published by The Washington Post , downloads by Russians of the 10 most popular VPN applications jumped from fewer than 15,000 per day just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a current figure of over 300,000 a day – even reaching as high as 475,000 per day at one point during the current military campaign.

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Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

For even more tips from Webroot IT security experts Tyler Moffitt, Kelvin Murray, Grayson Milbourne, George Anderson and Jonathan Barnett, download the complete e-book on hacker personas. However, cybercriminals can also use legal DNS traffic surveillance to their advantage. The Impersonator. The post Who’s Hacking You?

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This flaw lets attackers bypass Microsoft’s “ Mark of the Web ,” a Windows security feature that marks files downloaded from the Internet as potentially unsafe. Because from where I sit, Recall is a feature nobody asked for that turns Windows into a bug (of the surveillance variety).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 29, 2020

This can be done by downloading the app, and then declaring himself or herself to be infected, when that’s not the case. Privacy advocates worry that government authorities and the tech giants inevitably will use COVID-19 as an excuse to intensify surveillance, over broadly. One or the other seems certain to unfold. I’ll keep watch.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2022

Especially, the Pegasus software surveillance revelations have left many in the mobile world baffled. It is free to download from both App or Playstore. Keepass2Android- This app can be downloaded for free from PlayStore and allows users to store all passwords securely; a similar service seen in DropBox as well.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 24, 2019

ToTok, introduced only months ago, was downloaded millions of times from the Apple and Google app stores by users throughout the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Stealth Soldier is surveillance software that allows operators to spy on the victims and exfiltrate collected data. “Stealth Soldier malware is an undocumented backdoor that primarily operates surveillance functions such as file exfiltration, screen and microphone recording, keystroke logging and stealing browser information.”

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