Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2021

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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 22, 2021

Chine Foreign Ministry has issued a public statement condemning the distribution and usage of Pegasus Spyware surveillance software by various countries. The post China officially condemns Pegasus spyware surveillance and accuses US appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 6, 2020

But it's nasty: In addition to ransomware, ThiefQuest has a whole other set of spyware capabilities that allow it to exfiltrate files from an infected computer, search the system for passwords and cryptocurrency wallet data, and run a robust keylogger to grab passwords, credit card numbers, or other financial information as a user types it in.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Recent events have demonstrated very clearly just how persistent and wide-spread the Pegasus spyware is. The exploit chain based on these vulnerabilities was capable of compromising devices without any interaction from the victim and were reportedly used by the NSO Group to deliver its infamous Pegasus spyware.

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SecureList

JUNE 21, 2023

Over the years, there have been multiple cases when iOS devices were infected with targeted spyware such as Pegasus, Predator, Reign and others. Due to this granularity, discovering one exploit in the chain often does not result in retrieving the rest of the chain and obtaining the final spyware payload. db database.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

Researchers warn of a renewed cyber espionage campaign targeting users in South Asia with the Apple iOS spyware LightSpy Blackberry researchers discovered a renewed cyber espionage campaign targeting South Asia with an Apple iOS spyware called LightSpy. 217:52202, which also hosts an administrator panel accessible on port 3458.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 29, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed a sophisticated spyware activity involving ISPs (internet service providers) aiding in downloading powerful commercial spyware onto users’ mobile devices. The spyware, dubbed Hermit, is reported to have government clients much like Pegasus.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

Agent Tesla is a spyware that is used to spy on the victims by collecting keystrokes, system clipboard, screenshots, and credentials from the infected system. To do this, the spyware creates different threads and timer functions in the main function. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

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

JULY 25, 2019

Researchers at Lookout discovered a new mobile spyware dubbed Monokle that was developed by a Russian defense contractor. Experts at Lookout discovered a new Android mobile spyware in the wild, dubbed Monokle, that was developed by a Russian defense contractor named Special Technology Centre Ltd. ( Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

DEEPPOST is a post-exploitation data exfiltration tool used to send files to a remote system and LIGHTSPY is a modular spyware. WebBrowser Collect history, cookies, and passwords from Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Edge web browsers. SystemInfo Gather basic enumeration information from the compromised device.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

7, researchers at Citizen Lab warned they were seeing active exploitation of a “zero-click,” zero-day flaw to install spyware on iOS devices without any interaction from the victim. Citizen Lab says the bug it discovered was being exploited to install spyware made by the Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The password simply isn't secure anymore. Spyware, brute force attacks, dictionary attacks, and phishing can make circumventing passwords easy. Here are five tools to add an extra layer of security.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2024

As you may have read many times before on our blog, some spyware companies have a surprisingly low standard of security. Daigle found that pcTattleTale’s Application Programming Interface (API) allows any attacker to access the most recent screen capture recorded from any device on which the spyware is installed.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2024

Mercenary spyware is used by governments to target people like journalists, political activists, and similar targets, and involves the use of sophisticated tools like Pegasus. Pegasus is one of the world’s most advanced and invasive spyware tools, known to utilize zero-day vulnerabilities against mobile devices. Use a password manager.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The company that sells the parental control spyware app Family Orbit has been hacked, pictures of hundreds of monitored children were left online. The company that sells the parental control spyware app Family Orbit has been hacked, the pictures of hundreds of monitored children were left online only protected by a password.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

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 (..)

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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. “The dropper, which doubles as a password stealer, installs a driver that provides persistence to all other components to be installed in the future.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Like vampires, malware strains can operate quietly, leeching data or encrypting files without warning, making ransomware and spyware infections incredibly haunting. How to keep the ghosts away : Conduct routine audits of connected devices, disconnect unused devices, and enforce strong password policies across all endpoints.

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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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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

After using passwords obtained from one of the countless breaches as a lure to trick victims into paying, the “Hello pervert” sextortion scammers have recently introduced two new pressure tactics: Name-dropping the infamous Pegasus spyware and adding pictures of your home environment. The scammer says they know “your password.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2022

Known as FluBot, this Android malware has been spreading aggressively through SMS, stealing passwords, online banking details and other sensitive information from infected smartphones across the world.” The post An international police operation dismantled FluBot spyware appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 29, 2023

In the database file which was later dumped online, the blog said there was: 26,000+ email addresses of the tool's "operators" along with hashes of their passwords. How to prevent spyware and stalkerware-type apps Set a screen lock on your phone and don't let anyone else access it Keep your phone up-to-date.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Password manager: Norton generates strong passwords and syncs logins across all your protected devices. Norton has a password manager in all of its Antivirus plans, and all the 360 plans also have a VPN. Norton doesn’t have spyware protection; I recommend looking at business antivirus products if that’s a priority for you.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 23, 2019

Elsevier looks like they logged a bunch of passwords in plain text (who would do that.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 1, 2020

The malware known as ThiefQuest or EvilQuest also has spyware capabilities that allow it to grab passwords and credit card numbers.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It combines multiple security capabilities into one easy-to-use package that includes: Antivirus protection Detects and neutralizes viruses, malware , spyware , and ransomware. Password Manager Ensures your passwords are strong and secure, while also making them easy to access and manage.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

From Brian Krebs : A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cybercriminals were able to exploit the default password on thousands of these innocuous devices to carry out this nefarious attack. When not secured properly on their own Wi-Fi channel, IoT devices can be more than an inconvenience, they can be seen as a critical security risk due to the poor security protocols like fixed default passwords.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Be that as it may, I did manage to pump out a long-awaited blog post on the total cost of running Pwned Passwords in HIBP and its. This week there's also a few random things ranging from online authenticity (the human kind), changes in Chrome 69 (there's some major visual security indicators gone), yet another spyware breach (just don't.),

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 26, 2021

Spyware – Without realising it, gamers could be targeted through spyware schemes, especially if they are dealing with an untrustworthy online gaming operation. Spyware monitors a user’s every movement and actions on the internet without their knowledge. Additionally, following basic password security hygiene is beneficial.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 1, 2022

This Android malware has been spreading aggressively through SMS, stealing passwords, online banking details and other sensitive information from infected smartphones across the world," Europol said in a statement. The "complex

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

A new sophisticated version of the AZORult Spyware was spotted in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18. Malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new version of the AZORult Spyware in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18, just 24 hours it appeared in cybercrime forums on the Dark Web.

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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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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Use a password manager. It’s clear that we will continue to be reliant on usernames and passwords to access online services for some time to come. This means using strong passwords — and changing them frequently — will remain a vital best security practice. Apps from other sources can carry malware or spyware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews The exposed phone numbers can be exploited for spam, malware and spyware attacks, SIM swapping, and the discovery of user accounts on platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, and others. Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents. The leaked IP addresses introduce the risk of a takeover of a local network.

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