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

Google Security

MAY 15, 2024

In addition to our new suite of advanced theft protection features to help keep your device and data safe in the case of theft, we’re also focusing increasingly on providing additional protections against mobile financial fraud and scams. We’re also sharing new tools and policies to help developers build safer apps and keep their users safe.

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Scams Threat Detection Social Engineering Surveillance 77

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. The attacker could exploit the flaw to. ” continues the post.

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Hacking Mobile Spyware Manufacturing 112

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. China installs a surveillance app on tourists phones while crossing in the Xinjiang. Updates for Samsung, the scam app with 10M+ downloads. FBI warns on sextortion scams targeting teenagers. Israeli blamed Russia for jamming at Israeli Ben Gurion airport.

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Scams Advertising Spyware DNS 69

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Defining and recognizing tech abuse Malicious online behaviors in the form of those motivated by financial gain, such as scams and fraud, have existed, and awareness around them has been raised for years. A common example of this is surveillance. Earlier, I discussed the normalization of surveillance.

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Surveillance Technology Accountability Spyware 98

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 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. this is certainly a news item worth paying attention to.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Uber scam lures victims with alert from a real Uber number Teaching cybersecurity skills to special needs children with Alana Robinson: Lock and Code S02E18.

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Phishing Surveillance Malware Backups 65

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Vishing via Microsoft Teams Facilitates DarkGate Malware Intrusion Spyware distributed through Amazon Appstore BADBOX Botnet Is Back Supply Chain Attack on Rspack npm Packages Injects Cryptojacking Malware 4.5

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2025

CISA adds Microsoft Power Pages flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Lazarus APT stole $1.5B Billion Bybit Hack Leaked Black Basta Ransomware Chat Logs Reveal Inner Workings and Internal Conflicts Silent Push Pivots into New Lazarus Group Infrastructure, Acquires Sensitive Intel Related to $1.4B

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Cybercrime Hacking Ransomware Cryptocurrency 60

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2024

CISA adds Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver and Adobe ColdFusion flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ConnectOnCall data breach impacted over 900,000 individuals Report claims that Serbian authorities abused Cellebrite tool to install NoviSpy spyware Multiple flaws in Volkswagen Group’s infotainment unit allow for vehicle compromise (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Treasury issued fresh sanctions against entities linked to the Intellexa Consortium Broadcom fixed Critical VMware vCenter Server flaw CVE-2024-38812 Remote attack on pagers used by Hezbollah caused 9 deaths and thousands of injuries Chinese man charged for spear-phishing against NASA and US Government Data Breach Qilin ransomware attack on Synnovis (..)

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