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. FinSpy can spy on most popular desktop and mobile operating systems, including Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. ” reads the Amnesty’s report.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2022

Long story short it's an OTR and OpenPGP-based communication protocol that actually has a lot of new improvements in terms of privacy and security including interoperability between multiple IM clients and mobile applications courtesy of different vendors. Protocol Introduction. What exactly is OMEMO? ChatSecure. Conversations.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2021

The vulnerabilities allow attackers to conduct “man-in-the-disk” attacks that are usually possible when mobile apps improperly manage External Storage that is shared across all applications on the device. The communication with upstream servers and the E2E encryption implementation are two notable ones. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

These formats suggest that the threat actor is interested in Office documents, encryption keys, password manager files and image files.The upload is performed by using the same POST request as the one used by the ‘uploadsf’ command. argument: path to file to upload. – List files and repositories. com/ddd/classes.dex.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 28, 2020

Namely, they should implement encryption, key management and identity and access management (IAM) to help preserve the privacy of their stored data. Encryption. An organization’s digital security strategy would not be complete without encryption. Key Management. That’s the purpose of IAM. A Streamlined Data Security Strategy.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

This story is about how crooks increasingly are abusing third-party financial aggregation services like Mint , Plaid , Yodlee , YNAB and others to surveil and drain consumer accounts online. “The way it works today, you the aggregator or app stores the credentials encrypted and presents them to the bank.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Encrypted messaging app Signal denied claims of an alleged zero-day flaw in its platform after a responsible investigation. The popular encrypted messaging app Signal denied claims of an alleged zero-day vulnerability in its platform. “PSA: we have seen the vague viral reports alleging a Signal 0-day vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

This week a Hensholdt spokesperson confirmed the security breach to BleepingComputer explaining that a small number of mobile devices in its UK subsidiary has been affected. Hensoldt AG focuses on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance missions in the defence, security and aerospace sectors.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2021

For years, Apple has marketed its iPhone as the more secure, more private option when compared to other smart phones, which do not, by default, include an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, warn users repeatedly about app location requests, or provide a privacy-forward Single Sign-On feature. VPNs encrypt your iPhone’s app traffic.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 11, 2021

As awareness of corporate surveillance and criminal hacking has grown, so have concerns about personal privacy. I don’t need a mobile VPN. Some people think they don’t need a mobile VPN because their carrier looks after their security, or has a lot to say about privacy. Also, encrypting and decrypting data takes time.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A recently disclosed FBI training document shows how much access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services US law enforcement can gain and what they can learn about your usage of the apps. All of them are messaging apps that promise end-to-end encryption for their users.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MAY 29, 2020

The tech giants are laudably putting aside any competitive urgings to co-develop a solution that combines mobile operating system, Bluetooth and GPS technologies to help us all get past the burgeoning health crisis. The core idea is pretty simple,” says Ambuj Kumar, CEO of Fortanix , a supplier of advanced encryption systems.

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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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A joint investigation conducted by Access Now and the Citizen Lab revealed that the journalist, who is at odds with the Russian government, was infected with the surveillance software. However, there is no public evidence that the Russian government is a client of the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group. ” states Access Now.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The Sweden government is going to authorize law enforcement agencies into using spyware to spy on suspects’ devices, the malicious code allows agents to read encrypted communications, to track their movements, exfiltrate data and spy on them via built-in microphone and camera. ” reads the official announcement.

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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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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.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

All communication is end-to-end encrypted, and the app is open source. ” Recently media shared an FBI training document that reveals the surveillance capabilities of the US law enforcement detailing which data can be extracted from encrypted messaging apps.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2021

Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. The malware exfiltrates data from the infected devices in the form of an encrypted ZIP file. ” states the analysis published by Zimperium.

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Google Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

Posted by Roger Piqueras Jover, Yomna Nasser, and Sudhi Herle Android is the first mobile operating system to introduce advanced cellular security mitigations for both consumers and enterprises. Android does not rely on link-layer encryption to address this threat model. However, all existing mobile devices still have support for 2G.

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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. and that Wi-Fi or Radio Frequency (RF) signals used by drone platforms are properly encrypted against eavesdropping or manipulation. free from obstacles, sparsely populated, etc.)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Recently the cybersecurity firm SEC Consult reviewed the source code of the ProtonMail iOS App and found seven low-risk vulnerabilities in the popular mobile mail client. “During the initial code review, SEC Consult found seven low-risk vulnerabilities in the reviewed source code and the mobile app.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

5G connectivity brings new capabilities such as IoT, virtual reality, gaming, remote surgeries, real time mass-data updates for mobile devices, connected cars, sensors, etc. According to Ericsson’s Mobility Report 2022, mobile consumers devour an estimated 90 exabytes a month, aka 90 billion gigabytes! layer 2, layer 3 or 4).

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In total, 53,870 of our mobile users were affected globally by stalkerware in 2020. The Coalition Against Stalkerware warns that stalkerware “may facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, and/or violence.” The risks of stalkerware can go beyond the online sphere and enter the physical world.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

VPNs allow users to access the internet securely and privately by encrypting their internet traffic and hiding their IP addresses. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a service that allows you to connect to the internet through a secure and encrypted connection. Look for a VPN that uses strong encryption protocols like AES and Blowfish.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2019

Related: Why government encryption backdoors should never be normalized. They will require an exploding number of APIs to connect each microservice, to each software container, to each orchestration tool, on up the software stack, to each new mobile app delivering each of our daily digital experiences.

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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 (..)

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. The common methods for analyzing an iOS mobile infection are either to examine an encrypted full iOS backup or to analyze the network traffic of the affected device. This is a text-based system log file available on every mobile iOS device.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to Stone, the CVE-2019-2215 vulnerability was being used or sold by the controversial surveillance firm NSO Group , it was exploited by its surveillance software Pegasus. Collected data is encrypted using RSA and AES encryption algorithms, then it is sent to the C&C server.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Flaws in several self-encrypting SSDs allows attackers to decrypt data they contain. Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder. High severity XML external entity flaw affects Sauter building automation product. USB drives are primary vector for destructive threats to industrial facilities.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Generally, when you adhere to the cloud security best practices , such as strong authentication, data encryption, and continuous monitoring, the cloud can be extremely safe. Encrypt data: Ensure that data is encrypted at rest and in transit. This is why you need continuous vigilance and risk management.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Talos reported that these DNS hijacks also paved the way for the attackers to obtain SSL encryption certificates for the targeted domains (e.g. webmail.finance.gov.lb), which allowed them to decrypt the intercepted email and VPN credentials and view them in plain text. Let’s take a closer look at one example.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2024

Keeper and Dashlane are top password managers prioritizing multi-layered encryption systems for secure password sharing. Both include good mobile apps for Android and iOS, as well as browser extensions, although Keeper offers wider support options for OS and browsers. Dashlane stands out for its ease of use and wide feature set.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Little to no surveillance over each point-of-sale device at the pump can allow thieves to set these devices up in plain sight. It has been shown that skimmers copy the data from the magnetic strip on your credit card, so it is safer to use your chip due to it being more heavily encrypted.

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