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Risk mitigation tips are provided for each of these cybersecurity threats.
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Popular Dragon Touch Tablet for Kids Infected with Corejava Malware
By Deeba Ahmed
The budget tablet, advertised for kids on Amazon, is highly popular among children.
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Kamran Spyware Targets Gilgit Baltistan Users Through Hunza News
The emergence of Kamran spyware, targeting users of a regional news website, has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts. Distributed through a possible watering-hole attack on the Hunza News website, the spyware prompts users to grant permissions, allowing access to sensitive data. With its unique code composition, attributing Kamran to a specific APT group is challenging. […]
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France, UK Seek Greater Regulation of Commercial Spyware
France and the UK are calling for greater regulation of commercial surveillance software in the wake of recent Pegasus and Predator spyware scandals.
The post France, UK Seek Greater Regulation of Commercial Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Spyware in India
Apple has warned leaders of the opposition government in India that their phones are being spied on:
Multiple top leaders of India’s opposition parties and several journalists have received a notification from Apple, saying that “Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID ….”
AccessNow puts this in context:
For India to uphold fundamental rights, authorities must initiate an immediate independent inquiry, implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware, and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws. These latest warnings build on repeated instances of cyber intrusion and spyware usage, and highlights the surveillance impunity in India that continues to flourish despite the public outcry triggered by the …
19 Different Types of Malware Attacks: Examples & Defenses
Malware is any unexpected software on a device & can come in many forms. Discover how to defend against each type now.
The post 19 Different Types of Malware Attacks: Examples & Defenses appeared first on eSecurity Planet.
The outstanding stealth of Operation Triangulation
In this report Kaspersky shares insights into the validation components used in Operation Triangulation, TriangleDB implant post-compromise activity, as well as details of some additional modules.
SpyNote Android Trojan Emerges As Recent Spyware Threat For Android
Heads up, Android users! A new Android trojan “SpyNote” has is actively targeting Android devices,…
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Analysis of Intellexa’s Predator Spyware
Amnesty International has published a comprehensive analysis of the Predator government spyware products.
These technologies used to be the exclusive purview of organizations like the NSA. Now they’re available to every country on the planet̵…
Malware-laced ‘RedAlert – Rocket Alerts’ app targets Israeli users
Threat actors are targeting Israeli Android users with a malicious version of the ‘RedAlert – Rocket Alerts’ that hide spyware. A threat actor is targeting Israeli Android users with a spyware-laced version of the ‘RedAlert – Rocket Alerts’ app, Cloudflare warns. RedAlert – Rocket Alerts is a mobile app that provides real-time alerts about incoming […]
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