Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Using the information and accesses exposed, they could create effective phishing campaigns, or target companies with various forms of malicious software attacks: malware, spyware, ransomware, and more,” the article continued.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Agent Tesla initially detected in late 2014, is a known spyware aimed at collecting sensitive data from a victim’s device, such as stored application credentials and keyboard inputs (keylogger). The post Agent Tesla Spyware Used in Phishing Campaign appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The threat actors used by spyware to take over the target systems, spy on the victims, and exfiltrate data. ” The attack chain begins with spear-phishing messages that include a link to an alleged important document to download. The link points to files containing spyware that could infect both Mac OS or Windows systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Threat actors are exploiting an old Microsoft Office vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-11882, to spread the Agent Tesla malware. Threat actors are exploiting an old Microsoft Office vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-11882 (CVSS score: 7.8), as part of phishing campaigns to spread the Agent Tesla malware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 11, 2024

Apple has sent warnings to a growing number of users, alerting them about highly sophisticated mercenary spyware attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic , it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. Downloaders , intended for the installation of additional malware,and backdoors , granting cybercriminals remote access to victims’ computers, also made it to top-3.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2022

It could be via virus malware, phishing, social engineering, fileless malware, etc. So, we’re here to talk about one such common tactic: Spyware. What is spyware and how does it work? The post What is Spyware and How to Protect Against it? The post What is Spyware and How to Protect Against it?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of new phishing attacks, carried out by the Vermin group, distributing a malware. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign conducted by the Vermin group that distributed malware.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Today, we are showing readers just what that evolution looked like, in our State of Malware 2021 report. This report provides our most comprehensive analysis of last year’s malware trends, with breakdowns by malware category, malware type, operating system, region, industry, and more.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

The Earth Empusa threat group is distributing new Android spyware, dubbed ActionSpy, through watering hole attacks to targets Turkic minority group. Attackers injected the malicious code to deploy the spyware in websites, some of them were actually fake. The server, in turn, may send some commands to the compromised device.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

Hackers are found inducing Zloader Malware into Windows machines since November last year and reports are in that the malicious software tool has already targeted over 2,848 victims from 111 countries so far. Highly placed sources say that the malware has been distributed via phishing campaign by a cyber threat group named MalSmoke.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack APT Actors Embed Malware within macOS Flutter Applications The Botnet is Back: SSC STRIKE Team Uncovers a Renewed Cyber Threat Iranian “Dream Job” Campaign 11.24

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

Experts uncovered a new Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) -themed campaign that is distributing a malware downloader that delivers the FormBook information-stealing Trojan. Experts at MalwareHunterTeam uncovered a new malspam campaign exploiting the fear in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to deliver malware. states the analysis published by FireEye.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality. It combines multiple security capabilities into one easy-to-use package that includes: Antivirus protection Detects and neutralizes viruses, malware , spyware , and ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Check Point Research (CPR) experts have spotted a cheap malware, dubbed XLoader variant, which was upgraded to target both Windows and macOS PCs. XLoader is a very cheap malware strain that is based on the popular Formbook Windows malware. Thus, a “Malware-as-a-Service” scheme is used. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2022

Researchers spotted several spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises to steal credentials and conduct financial fraud. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered multiple spyware campaigns that target industrial firms to steal email account credentials and carry out fraudulent activities. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2020

Security experts discovered a highly sophisticated Android spyware platform, dubbed Mandrake, that remained undetected for four years. Researchers from Bitdefender discovered a high-sophisticated Android spyware platform dubbed Mandrake, it was involved in highly targeted attacks against specific devices. ” continues the report.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Threat actors are actively exploiting the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT AI tool to distribute Windows malware, infect Android devices with spyware, or direct unsuspecting victims to phishing pages. [.]

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In June 2021, Kaspersky ICS CERT experts identified malware whose loader has some similarities to the Manuscrypt malware, which is part of the Lazarus APT group’s arsenal. We dubbed the newly-identified malware PseudoManuscrypt. In 2020, the group used Manuscrypt in attacks on defense enterprises in different countries.

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SecureList

MAY 3, 2021

Banking phishing: new version of an old scheme. Clients of several Dutch banks faced a phishing attack using QR codes. In actual fact, scanning the code resulted in a data leak, money theft or device infection, if it contained a link to a web page with malware. Quarterly highlights. Vaccine with cyberthreat.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

government threat report , released this morning and titled "Rise in Mobile Phishing Credential Theft Targeting Public Sector," includes these key findings: Nearly 50% of state and local government employees are running outdated Android operating systems, exposing them to hundreds of device vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Intezer spotted a new piece of Linux malware dubbed EvilGnome because it disguises as a Gnome extension. The researchers attribute the spyware to the Russia-linked and Gamaredon Group. The attack starts with spear-phishing emails containing weaponized attachments, the malware is distributed via Russian hosting providers.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Based on limited telemetry, we believe with medium to low confidence that some of the initial infections were spear-phishing emails. We also found Cobalt Strike beacons and several traces tying this actor to the ShadowPad malware and UNC2643 activity, which is in turn associated with the HAFNIUM threat actor.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach Clop Ransomware exploits Cleo File Transfer flaw: dozens (..)

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2024

Diversity of detected malware In the first quarter of 2024, Kaspersky’s protection solutions blocked malware from 10,865 different families belonging to various categories on industrial automation systems. By cybercriminals’ logic, these malicious objects can spread easily. This is also reflected in our statistics.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We are often asked how targets are infected with malware. Our answer is nearly always the same: (spear) phishing. Last month, we focused on infection methods used in various malware campaigns: methods that we do not see used very often. It used cracked games and software as bait to trick users into installing malware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2025

FireScam malware steals credentials and financial data by monitoring Android app notifications and sending data to a Firebase database. Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma warns of the FireScam Android info-stealing malware that supports spyware capabilities. ” reads the report. firebaseio[.]com

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

custody in exchange for Marc Fogel North Korea-linked APT Emerald Sleet is using a new tactic U.S.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Malware can take over common device functions as well as creates a phishing page to steal Facebook credentials.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers TechCrunch The Citizen Lab, a group of academics and security researchers, recently published a report indicating the governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are "likely" customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2025

CISA adds Apple products and Juniper Junos OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog GitLab addressed critical auth bypass flaws in CE and EE North Korea-linked APT group ScarCruft spotted using new Android spyware KoSpy Experts warn of a coordinated surge in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities Meta warns of actively exploited (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2025

infrastructure International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks Threat actors misuse Node.js infrastructure International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks Threat actors misuse Node.js

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Threatpost

APRIL 21, 2020

Highly targeted spearphishing emails are being sent to oil and gas companies in hopes of infecting them with the Agent Tesla spyware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Scranos is a powerful cross-platform rootkit-enabled spyware discovered while investigating malware posing as legitimate software like video players, drivers and even anti-virus products. SecurityAffairs – scranos malware, malware). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 20, 2019

A phishing campaign targeting utility grid operators uses a PDF attachment to deliver spyware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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