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ThiefQuest Ransomware for the Mac

Schneier on Security

But if you're someone who already torrents programs and is used to ignoring Apple's flags, ThiefQuest illustrates the risks of that approach. Given that ransomware is so rare on Macs to begin with, this one-two punch is especially noteworthy.

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iPhone users in 98 countries warned about spyware by Apple

Malwarebytes

In a new round, Apple is now warning users in 98 countries of potential mercenary spyware attacks. The message sent to the affected users says: “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID.”

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Man accused of using keylogger to spy on colleagues, log in to their personal accounts and watch them at home

Malwarebytes

According to the lawsuit, Bathula is alleged to have planted spyware on at least 400 computers in clinics, treatment rooms, and labs at the University of Maryland Medical Center where he worked. ” But spyware is a threat for people outside the workplace too. Don’t reuse passwords. Use a password manager.

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Watch out! Android Flubot spyware is spreading fast

Malwarebytes

This time it seems to be very active, especially in the UK where Android users are being targeted by text messages containing a link to a particularly nasty piece of spyware called Flubot. The tracking app is in fact spyware that steals passwords and other sensitive data. Warning from the National Cyber Security Centre.

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Employee monitoring app exposes users, leaks 21+ million screenshots

Malwarebytes

Unfortunately, spyware apps with poor reputations and even weaker security practices are all too common. This incident echoes a previous Cybernews investigation that found WebWork, another remote team tracker, leaked over 13 million screenshots containing emails, passwords, and other sensitive work data. Watch out for phishing attacks.

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Spyware disguises itself as Zoom downloads

Malwarebytes

This particular campaign, initially discovered by an Internet researcher going by the handle @idclickthat , gets unsuspecting users to download an information-stealer— spyware , if you prefer—from fake sites hosting malformed Zoom installers (malware bundled with a legitimate Zoom installer) onto their work systems.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 496 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)