Tag: phone
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NoviSpy Spyware Installed on Journalist’s Phone After Unlocking It With Cellebrite Tool
A Serbian journalist had his phone first unlocked by a Cellebrite tool and subsequently compromised by a previously undocumented spyware codenamed NoviSpy, according to a new report published by Amnesty International.”NoviSpy allows for capturing sensitive personal data from a target’s phone after infection and provides the ability to turn on the phone’s microphone or camera…
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Serbian government cracked phones with Cellebrite to install spyware, report says
Amnesty International said it found examples of Serbian police using Cellebrite phone-cracking technology to unlock devices and embed spyware on them while people were talking to authorities.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/serbia-report-amnesty-international-cellebrite-spyware
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Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware, on a journalist’s phone
Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/15/serbian-police-used-cellebrite-to-unlock-then-plant-spyware-on-a-journalists-phone/
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Hackers Steal 17M Patient Records in Attack on 3 Hospitals
IT Outage, Downtime Procedures Affecting Services at California Healthcare Provider. Cybercriminals claim they stole 17 million patient records from a southern California regional healthcare provider that is still struggling with IT and phone systems outages that have been disrupting patient care since the organization was hit by a ransomware attack on Dec. 1. First seen…
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Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58K users’ personal data compromised in breach
Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised during a recent breach. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Florida-based Byte Federal said hackers tried to access the data of 58,000 customers, including names, addresses, phone numbers, government-issued IDs,…
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Why did China hack the world’s phone networks?
Tags: access, breach, china, communications, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, government, group, hacker, Internet, microsoft, network, phone, service, technologySalt Typhoon breached dozens of telecoms around the world<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/info/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-techscape-newsletter-our-free-technology-email”>Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</li></ul>Chinese hackers <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/04/chinese-hackers-american-cell-phones”>have breached dozens of telecommunications companies around the world. The breach, christened Salt Typhoon by Microsoft cybersecurity researchers, has afforded the cybercriminals unprecedented access not only to information on who has been texting or…
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Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58,000 users’ personal data compromised in breach
Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised during a recent breach. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Florida-based Byte Federal said hackers tried to access the data of 58,000 customers, including names, addresses, phone numbers, government-issued IDs,…
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Phone Phishing Gang Busted: Eight Arrested in Belgium and Netherlands
Belgian and Dutch authorities have arrested eight suspects in connection with a “phone phishing” gang that primarily operated out of the Netherlands with an aim to steal victims’ financial data and funds.As part of the international operation, law enforcement agencies carried out 17 searches in different locations in Belgium and the Netherlands, Europol said. In…
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International Operation Dismantles Phone Phishing Ring Targeting Vulnerable Individuals Across Europe
A sophisticated phone phishing operation targeting vulnerable individuals, primarily the elderly, has been dismantled in a joint operation conducted by Belgian and Dutch law enforcement agencies, with support from Europol... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/international-operation-dismantles-phone-phishing-ring-targeting-vulnerable-individuals-across-europe/
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Trump’s pick to run FCC deeply concerned about Salt Typhoon
The recently uncovered swarm of attacks on U.S. telecom companies, part of a China-sponsored campaign, made FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr want to smash his phone, he said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-brendan-carr-concern-salt-typhoon/734995/
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Bahrain faces legal action after planting Pegasus spyware on UK blogger
A court has given the go-ahead to UK-based blogger Yusuf Al-Jamri to seek damages from the Kingdom of Bahrain after it deployed spyware from Israel’s NSO Group to hack his phone First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366616823/Bahrain-faces-legal-action-after-planting-Pegasus-spyware-on-UK-blogger
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European Police Disrupt Phone Phishing Gang with Arrests
Dutch and Belgian police have arrested eight in connection with a long-running phone phishing operation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/european-police-phone-phishing/
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Top Five Industries Most Frequently Targeted by Phishing Attacks
Researchers analyzed phishing attacks from Q3 2023 to Q3 2024 and identified the top five industries targeted by subject-customized emails, which often leverage personal information like names, emails, phone numbers, or company names to bypass security measures. Employing redaction techniques to protect sensitive information while providing actionable intelligence to clients ensures that valuable insights are…
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Russian Forces Accused of Secretly Planting Spyware on Phone
Russian Activist for Ukraine Claims Spyware Was Installed While in Custody by FSB. A Russian activist says security forces covertly installed spyware on his cellphone while he was detained in Moscow for aiding Ukraine. A report published Thursday shows the spyware received a broad range of permissions, from tracking location to reading encrypted messages. First…
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Report: Russian authorities seized phone from detainee, infected it with spyware
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-authorities-infected-detainee-phone-with-spyware
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$1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections
iVerify’s detection tool was launched in May and is turning up victims. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2024/12/1-phone-scanner-finds-seven-pegasus-spyware-infections/
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New Android spyware found on phone seized by Russian FSB
After a Russian programmer was detained by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for fifteen days and his phone confiscated, it was discovered that a new spyware was secretly installed on his device upon its return. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-spyware-found-on-phone-seized-by-russian-fsb/
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US may plan legislation to contain Chinese cyber espionage
US senators were briefed behind closed doors this week on the scale of “Salt Typhoon,” an alleged Chinese cyber-espionage campaign targeting the nation’s telecommunications networks.The FBI, CISA, and other key agencies, who were part of the briefing, revealed that the sophisticated operation compromised at least eight US telecom firms, stealing metadata and call intercepts, including…
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How a Russian man’s harrowing tale shows the physical dangers of spyware
Citizen Lab and a Russian exile-led human rights group investigated spyware implanted on his phone after he was detained, beaten up and released. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russian-surveillance-spyware-threat-citizen-lab/
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Russian programmer says FSB agents planted spyware on his Android phone
Security researchers confirmed the programmer’s phone had spyware, likely during a spell in Russian detention. The programmer told his story to TechCrunch. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/russian-programmer-says-fsb-agents-planted-spyware-on-his-android-phone/
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Der Phishing-Wahnsinn: Die neueste Betrugsmasche das Sperren der persönlichen Apple-ID
unsplash.com/photos/a-man-holding-a-cell-phone-in-front-of-a-computer-PtLck8aUTV4 Cyberkriminelle verstärken gegenwärtig ihre Bemühungen, aus dem alltäglichen Einkaufsrausch während der Weihnachtszeit kräftig Kapital zu schlagen. Wir befinden uns genau jetzt in jener Jahreszeit, die eine erhöhte Zahl von Cyberangriffen mit sich bringt. Aktuell wird eine heimtückische Betrugsmasche von den Online-Betrügern angewandt, denn diese hat es vor allem auf Apple-Benutzer abgesehen. In diesen… First…
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Senators say US military is failing to secure its phones from foreign spies
Senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are demanding the Department of Defense to do more to secure its telecommunications. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/senators-say-u-s-military-is-failing-to-secure-its-phones-from-foreign-spies/
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Senators say U.S. military is failing to secure its phones from foreign spies
Senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are demanding the Department of Defense to do more to secure its telecommunications. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/senators-say-u-s-military-is-failing-to-secure-its-phones-from-foreign-spies/
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A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections
The mobile device security firm iVerify has been offering a tool since May that makes spyware scanning accessible to anyone”, and it’s already turning up victims. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/iverify-spyware-detection-tool-nso-group-pegasus/
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SecureG, CTIA Project Secures Business Phone Calls
BCID mitigates the risk of consumers being harmed by fraud and bad actors by vetting to deliver a trusted, branded call experience for consumers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/secureg-ctia-secures-business-phone-calls
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Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown
Europol on Tuesday announced the takedown of an invite-only encrypted messaging service called MATRIX that’s created by criminals for criminal purposes.The joint operation, conducted by French and Dutch authorities under the moniker Passionflower, comes in the aftermath of an investigation that was launched in 2021 after the messaging service was discovered on the phone of…
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European Police Disrupt Matrix Encrypted Service
Platform Used for Drugs, Arms Trafficking and Money Laundering. French and Dutch police led the takedown of an encrypted messaging platform used in international drug and arms trafficking. Dutch police discovered the app, named Matrix, on the phone of a criminal convicted in 2021 of murdering a journalist. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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European Police Disrupts Matrix Encrypted Service
Platform Used for Drugs, Arms trafficking, and Money Laundering. French and Dutch police led the takedown of an encrypted messaging platform used in international drug and arms trafficking. Dutch police discovered the app, named Matrix, on the phone of a criminal convicted in 2021 of murdering a journalist. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…