Meta Platforms said it took a series of steps to curtail malicious activity from eight different firms based in Italy, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) operating in the surveillance-for-hire industry. The findings are part of its Adversarial Threat Report for the fourth quarter of 2023. The spyware targeted iOS, Android, and Windows devices. "Their various malware … [Read more...] about Meta Warns of 8 Spyware Firms Targeting iOS, Android, and Windows Devices
Devices
New Stealthy “RustDoor” Backdoor Targeting Apple macOS Devices
Feb 10, 2024NewsroommacOS Malware / Cyber Threat Apple macOS users are the target of a new Rust-based backdoor that has been operating under the radar since November 2023. The backdoor, codenamed RustDoor by Bitdefender, has been found to impersonate an update for Microsoft Visual Studio and target both Intel and Arm architectures. The exact initial access pathway used to … [Read more...] about New Stealthy “RustDoor” Backdoor Targeting Apple macOS Devices
Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware
Feb 05, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cyber Extortion The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect their Android devices with a remote access trojan called VajraSpy. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it uncovered 12 espionage apps, six of which were available for download from the official Google Play … [Read more...] about Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware
New Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS Devices
Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsMobile Security / Vulnerability A critical Bluetooth security flaw could be exploited by threat actors to take control of Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-45866, the issue relates to a case of authentication bypass that enables attackers to connect to susceptible devices and inject keystrokes to achieve code execution as … [Read more...] about New Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS Devices
New BLUFFS Bluetooth Attack Expose Devices to Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomEncryption / Technology New research has unearthed multiple novel attacks that break Bluetooth Classic's forward secrecy and future secrecy guarantees, resulting in adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) scenarios between two already connected peers. The issues, collectively named BLUFFS, impact Bluetooth Core Specification 4.2 through 5.4. They are tracked under … [Read more...] about New BLUFFS Bluetooth Attack Expose Devices to Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks
Malware, fake specs, and other problems with cheap Android devices
The temptation to save money when buying expensive devices is, well, tempting — gadgets from little-known brands can offer the same spec at a fraction of the price of more popular makes, while having an Android set-top box or Android TV can cut costs on a range of subscriptions. Unfortunately, cheap devices — much like a free lunch — often come with a catch, so it’s important … [Read more...] about Malware, fake specs, and other problems with cheap Android devices
StripedFly Malware Operated Unnoticed for 5 Years, Infecting 1 Million Devices
An advanced strain of malware masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner has managed to fly the radar for over five years, infecting no less than one million devices around the world in the process. That's according to findings from Kaspersky, which has codenamed the threat StripedFly, describing it as an "intricate modular framework that supports both Linux and Windows." The … [Read more...] about StripedFly Malware Operated Unnoticed for 5 Years, Infecting 1 Million Devices
Cisco Zero-Day Exploited to Implant Malicious Lua Backdoor on Thousands of Devices
Oct 21, 2023NewsroomZero-Day / Vulnerability Cisco has warned of a new zero-day flaw in IOS XE that has been actively exploited by an unknown threat actor to deploy a malicious Lua-based implant on susceptible devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-20273 (CVSS score: 7.2), the issue relates to a privilege escalation flaw in the web UI feature and is said to have been used alongside … [Read more...] about Cisco Zero-Day Exploited to Implant Malicious Lua Backdoor on Thousands of Devices
Where Linux is in your home, and how to protect Linux devices from hacking
Over the first 23 years of this century, the Linux operating system has become as ubiquitous as Windows. Although only 3% of people use it on their laptops and PCs, Linux dominates the Internet of Things, and is also the most popular server OS. You almost certainly have at least one Linux device at home — your Wi-Fi router. But it’s highly likely there are actually many more: … [Read more...] about Where Linux is in your home, and how to protect Linux devices from hacking
New Juniper Junos OS Flaws Expose Devices to Remote Attacks
Aug 19, 2023THNNetwork Security / Vulnerability Networking hardware company Juniper Networks has released an "out-of-cycle" security update to address multiple flaws in the J-Web component of Junos OS that could be combined to achieve remote code execution on susceptible installations. The four vulnerabilities have a cumulative CVSS rating of 9.8, making them Critical in … [Read more...] about New Juniper Junos OS Flaws Expose Devices to Remote Attacks