Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2021

NSO Group, the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer behind the Pegasus spyware — used by authoritarian regimes around the world to spy on dissidents, journalists, human rights workers, and others — was hacked. The obvious answer is that NSO Group provides spyware-as-a-service, and centralizes operations somehow.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2019

Manufacturers of those systems have included cameras for possible future uses, such as hand gestures to control in-flight entertainment.". Feinstein added, "Cameras are a standard feature on many in-flight entertainment systems used by multiple airlines. That makes it all okay, doesn't it?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Apple Inc has proudly announced that it has issued a fix to the famous Pegasus Spyware vulnerability existing on iPhones that could lead remote hackers to take control of the device to conduct espionage. So, it is always better to use vibration dampening mounts that can cause minimal damage to the phones manufactured by the iOS maker.

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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. Since at least 2014, experts at FireEye have observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with an interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing, consumer products, and hospitality sectors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Lookout researchers provided details about two Android spyware families employed by an APT group tracked as Confucius. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have provided details about two recently discovered Android spyware families, dubbed Hornbill and SunBird, used by an APT group named Confucius. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The app then connected to a malicious server and downloaded spyware to the phone, listening in on calls and viewing text messages for nearly a year and a half. Behind the attack is spyware manufacturer NSO Group, which sells technology to governments and law enforcement agencies, Bloomberg reported.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer — and human rights violator , and probably war criminal — NSO Group has been added to the US Department of Commerce’s trade blacklist. US companies and individuals cannot sell to them.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. This actor was first spotted by PaloAlto’s UNIT42 in 2018 during wide scale operations against technology, retail, manufacturing, and local government industries in the US, Europe and Asia.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 31, 2023

Several commercial spyware vendors developed and used zero-day exploits against iOS and Android users last year. However, their exploit chains also relied on known vulnerabilities to work, highlighting the importance of both users and device manufacturers to speed up the adoption of security patches.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Reports that the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by governments to spy on Apple iPhones used by journalists, activists, government officials and business executives is becoming a global controversy for NSO, Apple and a number of governments at the center of the scandal. The impact of the burgeoning scandal continues to ripple.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab researchers have published a technical analysis of the powerful Android spyware Predator. Security researchers at Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab have shared technical details about a commercial Android spyware named Predator that is sold by the surveillance firm Intellexa (formerly known as Cytrox).

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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. ActionSpy, which may have been around since 2017, is an Android spyware that allows the attacker to collect information from the compromised devices,” reads the report published by Trend Micro.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country. According to Lookout, the Hermit spyware was likely developed by Italian surveillance vendor RCS Lab S.p.A SecurityAffairs – hacking, Hermit spyware).

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2021

of all computers attacked by the PseudoManuscrypt malware are part of industrial control systems (ICS) used by organizations in various industries, including Engineering, Building Automation, Energy, Manufacturing, Construction, Utilities, and Water Management. According to our telemetry, at least 7.2%

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 22, 2018

The EFF and Lookout are reporting on a new piece of spyware operating out of Lebanon. It appears that a cyberweapons arms manufacturer is selling this tool to different countries. It primarily targets mobile devices compromised by fake secure messaging clients like Signal and WhatsApp.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Protecting military mobile devices Standards and policies will be implemented to secure Department of Defense mobile devices from foreign spyware. Agencies must report any compromises involving foreign spyware over the past two years. Securing the software and hardware supply chain will be critical here.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) released information surrounding the guilty plea of Mexican businessman Carlos Guerrero and his conspiracy to sell and use hacking tools that were manufactured by companies in Italy, Israel, and elsewhere.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2022

September 2021 saw a huge spike of exploit detections against the manufacturing industry, with a distributed spread between California, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. United States manufacturing threat family detections by month. United States manufacturing family threat detections pie chart.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The threat actors behind the campaigns used two Android spyware to spy on the victims and steal sensitive information. APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 19, 2023

government has banned European commercial spyware manufacturers Intellexa and Cytrox, citing risks to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. [.]

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Apple drops its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, due to the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple is seeking to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group , citing the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. ” reads the court filing.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 28, 2024

The online webshop pressures manufacturers to lower their prices even further to appease discount-seeking customers, leaving those manufacturers with little to no profit in return. Most items sold on Temu are unbranded and manufactured en masse by manufacturers in China.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

affiliate sideloads Cobalt Strike through Windows Defender Gootkit AaaS malware is still active and uses updated tactics Austria investigates DSIRF firm for allegedly developing Subzero spyware ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Creos Luxembourg S.A.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Tens of thousands of devices worldwide, including many industrial control systems (ICS), have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2021

Citizen Lab has identified yet another Israeli company that sells spyware to governments around the world: Candiru. From the report : Summary: Candiru is a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively to governments. Reportedly, their spyware can infect and monitor iPhones, Androids, Macs, PCs, and cloud accounts.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

April’s global shutdown was accompanied by a staggering rise in the use of stalkerware, a short-hand term for the type of mobile monitoring and spyware apps that are sometimes deployed by abusive partners. New adversaries crawled out of the woodwork, too. The pandemic also created new challenges to online privacy.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

To do this, the spyware creates different threads and timer functions in the main function. “However, these campaigns seem to deliver the Agent Tesla spyware Trojan instead, and beyond just the oil & gas sector, they also target other energy verticals that have been tagged as critical during this Coronavirus pandemic.”

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Many of these devices, especially iPhones, are used by high-profile individuals like politicians and journalists, enticing state-backed attackers and spyware vendors. The exploitation of tools like NSO Group's Pegasus spyware illustrates the growing appetite for targeting Apple devices.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2019

WhatsApp is suing the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group in California court: WhatsApp's lawsuit, filed in a California court on Tuesday, has demanded a permanent injunction blocking NSO from attempting to access WhatsApp computer systems and those of its parent company, Facebook.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Instead of having to trick users one by one, fraudsters only have to deceive the device manufacturer, or some other party involved in the supply chain, and thereby get their malicious code delivered far and wide. Why did they go there?

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Most manufacturers of IoT enabled devices update their firmware frequently. Many companies are re-thinking BYOD policies in recent years in order to protect their business networks. It’s better to keep a barrier between home and work, at least in cyberspace. Update, Update, Update.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

The fight to the Joker malware (aka Bread) begun in September 2019 when security experts at Google removed from the official Play Store 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “ the Joker. ”. the official app store from the Huawei Android device manufacturer.” ” reads the post published by Dr. Web.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

The reality is, the original findings found undocumented commands - that were likely manufacturer debugging tools - shipped in the final, consumer-facing products. In theory, these could be abused for malicious actions.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked in Africa and regions of Asia Individual industries In H1 2023, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked increased in engineering and ICS integration (by 2 pp), manufacture (by 1.9 pp) and energy (by 1.5

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Hackers are often in search of such flaws to launch cyber attacks like spyware or espionage related tools. Therefore, manufacturing firms involved in the development of medical devices should come up with products that get software updates from time to time and in an orderly fashion. .

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SecureList

MARCH 20, 2024

Instead, it is a full-fledged spyware application that collects SMS messages, keystrokes, etc. Dwphon In November 2023, we stumbled upon an Android malware variant targeting mobile phones by various Chinese OEM manufacturers. Tambir Tambir is an Android backdoor that targets users in Turkey.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach impacting 1.7M

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