CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

With the increasing need for online privacy and security, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become a popular solution for internet users. VPNs allow users to access the internet securely and privately by encrypting their internet traffic and hiding their IP addresses. What is a VPN?

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Tor (The Onion Router) network protects users from tracking, surveillance, and censorship. The Tor network can be used to access the regular Internet, where it hides your IP address from everyone, including the people operating the Tor network itself, or the Dark Web, where everyone’s IP address is hidden from everyone else.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A VPN service might tell you that online privacy means obscuring your IP address and hiding your Internet activity from your Internet Service Provider. We understand the value of a good VPN —our company makes one after all—but we also cannot deny that there is an entire world of online privacy that exists beyond the VPN.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This post seeks to document the extent of those attacks, and traces the origins of this overwhelmingly successful cyber espionage campaign back to a cascading series of breaches at key Internet infrastructure providers. federal civilian agencies to secure the login credentials for their Internet domain records. That changed on Jan.

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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

In addition to the Telegram payload variant analyzed above, one of the malicious samples discovered was a backdoored version of Psiphon, an open-source VPN tool often used to bypass internet censorship. For example, “aparat.com-view[.]space” org” was mimicking an Iranian news website.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office ArsTechnica RTO continues to pick up steam. In pursuit of "more productivity," some employers are leaning heavily into surveillance tech.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Despite people generally considering the Tor network as an essential tool for anonymous browsing, german law enforcement agencies have managed to de-anonymize Tor users after putting surveillance on Tor servers for months. Tor enhances privacy by directing internet traffic through a minimum of three randomly chosen routers, or nodes.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) routes your internet traffic through an encrypted tunnel, shielding your data from hackers and ensuring your online activities remain private and secure. A VPN can provide the solution if you want to safeguard your personal information, bypass geo-restrictions, or maintain anonymity online.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The p opular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. ” continues the Russian Watchdog.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Its business activities include the provision of services for hard disk recorders, video codes, video servers, surveillance cameras, monitoring of ball machine, road mounts and other products, as well as security services. In general it is a good idea not make your cameras accessible from the internet and if you do, put them behind a VPN.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2022

There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from Internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. This is very illegal and you will get raided if you don’t use a vpn. I am not legally responsible if you mishandle this.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2024

Only recently, Google agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the US surfing the internet using its Chrome web browser. But this was part of a settlement in a lawsuit accusing the search giant of illegal surveillance.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

The internet has been a blessing since its inception. The very concept of globalization has come into existence just because of the internet. The internet brought with it plenty of benefits, but accompanying these benefits came some evils that were previously not known of. They do this by following you on the internet.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Benefits of IdentityIQ Let’s take a closer look at how IdentityIQ protects its members : Dark Web and Internet Monitoring IdentityIQ surveils the dark web and the internet to help ensure your private information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. Priced at only $6.99

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 30, 2021

Your IP address on the Internet, which is in most cases is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and changes from time to time. You can learn your current Internet IP address by looking at this site. For a device to be able to use the Internet protocol it needs to have IP software and an IP address.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder. VPN vs. proxy: which is better to stay anonymous online? VMware releases security patches for a critical virtual machine escape flaw. Nginx server security flaws expose more than a million of servers to DoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

Targeting Firewalls and IPS/IDS Appliances In the case of CVE-2022-42475, a flaw in Fortinet’s FortiOS SSL-VPN, Mandiant observed a Chinese state-sponsored group exploiting the vulnerability in late 2022. firewalls, IPS/IDS appliances, etc.),” the researchers wrote.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. Check Out Secure Access for Remote Workers: RDP, VPN & VDI. What is Employee Monitoring and Why Use It?

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. It simulated the isolated system without access to the internet. “PivotHost” was located inside the network, but it had internet access. DinodasRAT is a multi-platform backdoor written in C++ that offers a range of capabilities.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Legacy VPN, and related technologies, aren’t just slow, they’re characteristic of technologies that rely on implicit trust. For example, many legacy VPN clients cause mobile apps to break when re-establishing connections after a network transition).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. The Russian government asks all Internet service providers and VPN providers operating in the country to provide information about their users.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2024

VPN integration: Secures surfing sessions by combining VPN with a password manager, for private, anonymous browsing and secure connections over public WiFi. Premium includes VPN integration for individual users and Business users gain a free family plan and SSO support. user • Premium: $4.99/user

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The company sells its surveillance technology to governments around the world. And watchdog groups say its products are often found to be used in surveillance abuses.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Smartphones are equipped with numerous apps, internet access, and communication tools, making them a treasure trove of data. Government and Law Enforcement Surveillance Another situation where phones can be legally hacked is during government surveillance. How Do Phones Become Vulnerable?

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

They can be made to serve as routers (proxies or VPN servers) to anonymize illicit traffic. For example, despite their primary function not being related to video surveillance, most smart pet feeders on the market can capture real-time audio and video footage. Various ways exist to monetize Illicit access to webcams.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 19, 2024

Many DNS resolvers - such as your internet service provider's (ISP) - do not encrypt queries and may log data and metadata surrounding your queries. Eavesdropping has been has been performed by public and private organizations alike to surveil DNS traffic (and potentially hijack it.) What data is sent to DNS Servers?

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Abnormal Security Cloud email security 2019 Private Sqreen Application security 2019 Acquired: Datadog Demisto SOAR 2018 Acquired by PAN Skyhigh Cloud security 2012 Acquired: McAfee OpenDNS Internet security 2009 Acquired: Cisco Palo Alto Networks Cloud and network security 2006 NYSE: PANW. Insight Partners.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The victim was infected by PowerShell malware and we discovered evidence that the actor had already stolen data from the victim and had been surveilling this victim for several months. To surveil the victim, the list includes target folders as well as /Camera, /Recordings, /KakaoTalk (a renowned Korean messenger), /??(documents),

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2019

Innovative Connecting is actually a Chinese company that secretly owns 10 VPN products with a total of 86 million installs under its belt. The study also revealed that two of those VPN products are under its other developer name, Lemon Clove, and another two by Autumn Breeze 2018. Innovative Connecting VPNs products.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A VPN provides a secure channel for users to send and retrieve sensitive data using public infrastructure – the Internet. This avoids the cost of leasing dedicated secure lines between branch offices and allows employees the flexibility to work anywhere with an Internet connection. Read on to find more answers to “What is a VPN?”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Many threats that have until now been theoretical—like creation of a "Ru-net" as an alternative to the Internet—are becoming a reality. Cutting off Internet access to a country the size of Texas is not as simple as cutting a few cables or bombing a few cell towers. There are many tech angles to the war in Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

They continuously send and receive data via the internet and can be the easiest way for a hacker to access your home network. In March 2021, hackers gained access to a security company’s surveillance cameras and live-streamed those video feeds from hospitals, jails, schools, police stations, gyms, and even Tesla.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Privacy Services Mullvad VPN for Windows on ARM is here! Mullvad Mullvad VPN client is now available for Windows ARM desktops. so it sends device information in the clear, available for anyone listening to read and modify.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

The attackers used vulnerabilities in an SSL-VPN product to deploy a multi-layered loader we dubbed Ecipekac (aka DESLoader, SigLoader and HEAVYHAND). The group’s operations were exposed in 2018, showing that it was conducting surveillance attacks against individuals in the Middle East.

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McAfee

MAY 26, 2020

The Brave report issued by the Brave Community, a forum where people who care about the internet and their browsing experience come to discuss with each other, typically shows that only five of Europe’s 28 national GDPR enforcers have more than 10 tech specialists. With respect to physically securing data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

These include scrutinizing network device configurations, implementing advanced monitoring solutions, and restricting internet exposure of management traffic. Strong segmentation with firewalls and DMZs, securing VPN gateways, and ensuring encrypted traffic with TLS v1.3 are essential for protecting data. “For

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