Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2021

A group of hackers claimed to have compromised more than 150,000 surveillance cameras at banks, jails, schools, and prominent companies like Tesla and Equinox. A group of US hackers claimed to have gained access to footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, healthcare clinics, and prominent organizations.

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AUGUST 28, 2022

Leaked documents show the surveillance firm Intellexa offering exploits for iOS and Android devices for $8 Million. Intellexa is an Israeli surveillance firm founded by Israeli entrepreneur Tal Dilian, it offers surveillance and hacking solution to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 1, 2023

Iranian authorities have been spotted using the BouldSpy Android malware to spy on minorities and traffickers. 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). continues the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Earlier this month, German authorities have raided the offices of FinFisher, the German surveillance software firm, accused of providing its software to oppressive regimes. The post German authorities raid the offices of the FinFisher surveillance firm appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2022

Microsoft linked a private-sector offensive actor (PSOA) to attacks using multiple zero-day exploits for its Subzero malware. The group targets entities in Europe and Central America with a surveillance tool dubbed Subzero. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Subzero malware). ” concludes Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

According to an anonymous Belarusian security researcher the app was designed for surveillance purposes, it collects info on the device owner and geolocation data, then periodically sends the data back to a remote server. The post Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. In June 2022, the controversial Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group told the European Union lawmakers that its Pegasus spyware was used by at least five countries in the region.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Iran-linked APT group Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, has been conducting widespread surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals. Both groups have conducted long-running cyber-attacks and intrusive surveillance campaigns, which target both individuals’ mobile devices and personal computers.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2025

. — Operation Zero (@opzero_en) March 20, 2025 A zero-day broker like Operation Zero might be willing to pay millions for Telegram exploits for several reasons, including: Government and Intelligence Demand Telegram is widely used for secure communication, including by journalists, activists, dissidents, and political figures.

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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. The researchers state that the threat is a relatively new malware family with early samples going back to March 2022.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

One of the Apple iOS zero-day flaws exploited by the NSO group was also used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream. One of the vulnerabilities in Apple iOS that was previously exploited by the spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group was also separately used by another surveillance firm named QuaDream.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country.

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The IT giant fears that the disclosures of its threat intelligence related to commercial spyware operations could aid NSO and other surveillance firms. “Apple’s teams work tirelessly to protect the critical threat-intelligence information that Apple uses to protect its users worldwide. ” reads the court filing.

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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. Bazar is a lesser known spelling of Bazaar.” List of installed packages.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2021

Security experts from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax , against Colombian government institutions and private companies. Malware researchers from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax , against Colombian entities exclusively. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The United Arab Emirates denied reports that the popular mobile app ToTok was used as part of a government massive surveillance program. According to a report recently published by the New York Times , the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. SecurityAffairs – ToTok, surveillance).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2025

Usually, such kinds of vulnerabilities are exploited by nation-state actors or commercial surveillance spyware vendors in targeted attacks. Customers are recommended to install the security updates released by the company. As usual, the company did not share details regarding the attacks exploiting the flaw.

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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. The report did not attribute the attacks to a specific threat actor or did not reveal what information was obtained following the compromise of the victims’ devices. .”

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The malware also grants attackers access to the devices system, enabling them to retrieve user KeyChain data, device lists, and execute shell commands, potentially gaining full control over the device. . Additionally, the list references “Enigma,” which may correspond to the secure messaging platform of the same name.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations after Citizen Lab and Microsoft uncovered their spyware. Last week Citizen Lab researchers reported that at least five civil society members were victims of spyware and exploits developed by the Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream. and 14.4.2,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2024

Russia-linked APT28 used the HeadLace malware and credential-harvesting web pages in attacks against networks across Europe. Researchers at Insikt Group observed Russian GRU’s unit APT28 targeting networks across Europe with information-stealer Headlace and credential-harvesting web pages.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2021

The Russian national who attempted to convince a Tesla employee to plant malware on Tesla systems has pleaded guilty. Justice Department announced on Thursday that the Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27), who attempted to convince a Tesla employee to install malware on the company’s computers, has pleaded guilty.

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MARCH 29, 2025

“This report explores the features of Crocodilus, its links to known threat actors, and how it lures victims into helping the malware steal their own credentials.” ” The new threat mimics modern banking malware, using overlay attacks, keylogging, and remote access. ” ThreatFabric concludes.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lookout researchers linked the BoneSpy and PlainGnome Android surveillance families to the Russian APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. These are the first known mobile malware families linked to the Russian APT. These findings tie the mobile surveillance families to Gamaredons desktop campaigns. PlainGnome uses a two-stage deployment.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

US authorities have indicted a Russian national for conspiring to recruit a Tesla employee to install malware onto the company’s infrastructure. Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27) has been indicted in the United States for conspiring to recruit a Tesla employee to install malware onto the company’s network.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents — including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems. He declined to comment on the particulars of the extortion incident. ”

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2023

government added surveillance technology vendors Cytrox and Intellexa to an economic blocklist for trafficking in cyber exploits. national security or foreign policy interests. Government warns of the key role that surveillance technology plays in surveillance activities that can lead to repression and other human rights abuses.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta. Judge ordered the surveillance firm to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to the social network giant. from April 29, 2018, to May 10, 2020).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since 2018, the hackers started targeting mobile users with an Android surveillance malware ChatSpy. The two malware were used to spy on personnel linked to Pakistan’s military, nuclear authorities, and Indian election officials in Kashmir. The malware can download content from FTP shares and run arbitrary commands as root.

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JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. ” reads the analysis published by Awake Security. The domains were found hosting several browser-based surveillance tools and malware. as the new operating system.

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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. ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The US officials targeted by the surveillance software were either based in Uganda or focused on matters concerning the African country, revealed Reuters which was not able to determine which was NSO client that orchestrated the attacks. federal court for illegally targeting its customers with the surveillance spyware Pegasus.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Security researchers discovered Android malware capable of bypassing 2FA that was developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten. Security researchers from Check Point discovered an Android malware, developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten, that is able to bypass 2FA. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

The author of the remote access trojan (RAT) CodeRAT has leaked the source code of its malware on GitHub. The development team behind the remote access trojan (RAT) CodeRAT has leaked the source code of its malware on GitHub after the. Experts believe that the malware is a surveillance software used by the Iranian government.

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