Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Iran-linked APT group Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, has been conducting widespread surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals. Both groups have conducted long-running cyber-attacks and intrusive surveillance campaigns, which target both individuals’ mobile devices and personal computers.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

In the last weeks, a new Android surveillance malware dubbed Exodus made the headlines, now expert found the iOS version of the government spyware. Security experts at LookOut have discovered an iOS version of the dreaded surveillance Android app Exodus that was initially found on the official Google Play Store. to eSurv S.R.L.

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Surveillance Spyware Phishing Malware 102

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

References The Norwegian government is now on HIBP (that's now the 6th gov, the 7th will be announced in the coming days) Banks are communicating in precisely the fashion they're warning their customers about (is it a phish, or banks comms? Mass surveillance is a reality. A VPN can't solve this issue, but it's a great first step.

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VPN Banking Surveillance Data breaches 242

The Hacker News

JANUARY 4, 2024

The threat actor known as UAC-0050 is leveraging phishing attacks to distribute Remcos RAT using new strategies to evade detection from security software.

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Phishing Surveillance Malware Software 98

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Due to this focus, items primarily affecting enterprises or large organizations may not be included, even if they are widespread or "popular" stories.

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Surveillance Telecommunications Malware Data breaches 75

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Private search engines generally avoid connecting users to their searches.

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VPN Surveillance Malware Data breaches 59

Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2025

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Millions of stalkerware users exposed again PayPals “no-code checkout” abused by scammers Countries and companies are fighting at the expense of our data privacy Roblox called “real-life nightmare for children” as Roblox and Discord sued Android happy to check your nudes before you forward them (..)

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Surveillance Data privacy Data breaches Ransomware 59

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2021

Security experts from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax , against Colombian government institutions and private companies. Malware researchers from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax , against Colombian entities exclusively. ” continues the report.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Due to this focus, items primarily affecting enterprises or large organizations may not be included, even if they are widespread or "popular" stories.

Surveillance 59

Surveillance Data breaches Spyware Malware 59

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Surveillance gives cybercriminals another potential point of entry to see or steal your data. Slow communication can also leave workers vulnerable to phishing attacks, where cybercriminals pose as legitimate authorities. Since phishing makes up 30% of all attacks against small businesses, this is a pressing concern.

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Internet Internet Government Risk 223

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. April 17 – Gmail blocked 18 Million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures in a week. Below a list of attacks detected this week.

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Scams Malware Phishing Surveillance 141

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Organizations should adopt secure password storage, phishing-resistant MFA, session token limits, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). The Salt Typhoon group targeted surveillance systems used by the US government to investigate crimes and threats to national security, including activities carried out by nation-state actors.

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Telecommunications Government Mobile Cyber threats 112

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

This story is about how crooks increasingly are abusing third-party financial aggregation services like Mint , Plaid , Yodlee , YNAB and others to surveil and drain consumer accounts online. “If the account is active, hackers then can go to the next stage for 2FA phishing or social engineering, or linking the accounts with another.”

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Banking Passwords Risk Accountability 276

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Companies like Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies were targeted in this attack, allowing unauthorized access to critical systems used for court-authorized wiretapping — a tool vital for law enforcement surveillance. law enforcement for surveillance purposes. The hackers, identified by U.S. telecom networks.

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Surveillance Government Phishing Cybersecurity 114

Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2024

The experts observed the APT deploying Headlace in three distinct phases from April to December 2023, respectively, using phishing, compromised internet services, and living off the land binaries. Those who passed the checks downloaded a malicious Windows BAT script, which connected to a free API service to execute successive shell commands.

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Malware Phishing Surveillance Internet 141

The Hacker News

MAY 25, 2022

An unknown advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been linked to a series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Russian government entities since the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian war in late February 2022. The campaigns [.]

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Government Surveillance Malware Phishing 97

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds BeyondTrust PRA and RS and Qlik Sense flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Inexperienced actors developed the FunkSec ransomware using AI tools Credit Card Skimmer campaign targets WordPress via database injection Microsoft took legal action against crooks who developed a tool to abuse its AI-based services Pro-Russia hackers (..)

Spyware 69

Spyware Data breaches DNS Artificial Intelligence 69

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Unlike other surveillance software that attempts to exploit vulnerabilities on the device, PhoneSpy disguised itself as a harmless application with purposes ranging from learning Yoga to watching TV and videos, or browsing photos. .” The malware already hit more than a thousand South Korean victims. Zimperium concludes.

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Spyware Mobile Social Engineering Malware 145

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lookout researchers linked the BoneSpy and PlainGnome Android surveillance families to the Russian APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. The cyberespionage group is behind a long series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities, and organizations related to Ukrainian affairs, since October 2021.

Mobile 98

Mobile Malware Surveillance Social Engineering 98

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Due to this focus, items primarily affecting enterprises or large organizations may not be included, even if they are widespread or "popular" stories. Tips for finding old accounts.

Surveillance 52

Surveillance Data breaches VPN Malware 52

Graham Cluley

DECEMBER 7, 2022

And university students revolt over under-the-belt surveillance. An AI chatbot is causing a stir - both impressing and terrifying users in equal measure. A security researcher discovers that a "smart" cam that doesn't use the internet is err. using the internet.

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Surveillance Internet Internet Phishing 121

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2024

Electronic surveillance equipment provider ADT filed a form 8-K with the Security and Exchange Commision (SEC) to report “a cybersecurity incident during which unauthorized actors illegally accessed certain databases containing ADT customer order information.” But phishing operations might also use the information to their advantage.

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Data breaches Passwords Phishing Password Management 132

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2021

While well intentioned, you may have inadvertently created a security breach for the recipient or opened your family up to unwanted surveillance. Did you give or receive a toy or new parental control or security app for the holidays? The Internet of security breaches The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just for your smart.

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IoT Surveillance Internet Internet 143

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

The campaigns have been conducted since 2015 and are aimed at conducting information collection and surveillance operations against individuals and organizations of strategic interest to Teheran. ” The surveillance operations conducted by the APT group involved the distribution of Android malware such as VINETHORN and PINEFLOWER.

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Surveillance Social Engineering Phishing Government 100

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted portions of its IT systems China-linked APT Gelsemium uses a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service U.S.

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Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Hacking VPN 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong EU investigating Telegram over user numbers Cryptojacking via CVE-2023-22527: Dissecting a Full-Scale Cryptomining Ecosystem Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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Malware Surveillance Firewall Phishing 119

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

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Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Spyware Ransomware 111

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.

Surveillance 52

Surveillance Data breaches Firmware Encryption 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

According to ‘The Global Times’, Northwestern Polytechnical University based in Shaanxi Province of China was hit by an email phishing attack, resulting in data steal of information related to students and teachers studying and teaching in the Educational Institute.

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Hacking Surveillance Education Cyber Attacks 121

Threatpost

AUGUST 5, 2020

The agency known for its own questionable surveillance activity advised how mobile users can limit others’ ability to track where they are.

Surveillance 102

Surveillance Mobile Phishing Government 102

SecureWorld News

APRIL 13, 2025

These platforms can automatically recognize and classify threatening behavior such as suspicious network activity, phishing attacks, and transmission of malware. Here's an example that shows how Google performs phishing detection. In addition to these digital measures, robust physical security policies and measures are also crucial.

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Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Threat Detection Cyber threats 60

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“Amnesty Tech’s Security Lab found technical evidence in phishing emails sent to two prominent Vietnamese human rights defenders, one of whom lives in Germany, and a Vietnamese NGO based in the Philippines, showing that Ocean Lotus is responsible for the attacks between 2018 and November 2020.”

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Spyware Government Surveillance Phishing 128

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

AI-enabled threats: Attackers are using AI to automate phishing, generate deepfakes, and bypass traditional security measures. Privacy and ethics: Balancing employee monitoring with privacy rights in an era of increasing workplace surveillance. Where is cybersecurity governance going? Below are key trends shaping the future.

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Government Cybersecurity Risk CISO 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The attack described by Microsoft begun with a phishing message that was opened by an internal employee, the malware infected its systems and made lateral movements infected other systems in the same network. The incident also affected the surveillance camera network of the company along with the finance department.

Antivirus 144

Antivirus Malware Phishing Advertising 144

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

supports the Secure Boot Fake Cisco ‘Critical Update used in phishing campaign to steal WebEx credentials Hackers accessed staff mailboxes at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites. hacked, data of 600k users available for sale Updated: Italian email provider Email.it

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Hacking Advertising Surveillance Phishing 108

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Both Remcos and NanoCore are used for information gathering, data exfiltration, surveillance, and control of the victims’ computers. . The threat actors carried out spear-phishing attacks using spoofed email addresses. The researchers noticed that that the sender emails were reused for a long period of time.

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Malware Government Surveillance Phishing 111