Tag: spy
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Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump’s Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance
Tags: spyA post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House’s efforts to extend Section 702″, a spy program the FBI has used to look into members of Congress, protesters, and political donors. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/
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With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance
Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires in April, the government’s spy powers will not automatically lapse. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/with-us-spy-laws-set-to-expire-lawmakers-are-split-over-protecting-americans-from-warrantless-surveillance/
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‘It reads like a spy novel’: $280 million theft from Drift involved North Korean fake companies, cutouts
Drift officials said the operation began six months ago, when they were approached at a cryptocurrency conference by members of a company claiming to focus on quantitative trading. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/drift-crypto-theft-post-mortem-north-korea
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Operation Masquerade: FBI Disrupts Russian Router Hacking Campaign
Operation Masquerade: The FBI and DoJ disrupted a Russian GRU campaign that hijacked routers via DNS attacks to spy on users and steal credentials. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/operation-masquerade-fbi-russia-router-hacking/
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Russian hacking group targets home and small office routers to spy on users
The FBI, NCSC, and Microsoft warn of an ongoing Russian campaign hijacking DNS settings on home and small office routers to spy on users. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/russian-hacking-group-targets-home-and-small-office-routers-to-spy-on-users/
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Russian Threat Actors Abuse Home Routers in Expanding DNS Hijacking Wave
Russian military-linked hackers are actively compromising poorly secured home and small-office routers to hijack internet traffic and spy on organizations worldwide. Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently exposed this massive global campaign by a group known as Forest Blizzard, which has already impacted over 200 organisations and 5,000 consumer devices. Forest Blizzard is a sophisticated state-sponsored threat…
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Fiber Optic Cables Turned Into Hidden Microphones to Spy on Private Conversations
Internet users worldwide rely on fiber optic cables for blazing-fast and secure web connections. However, a groundbreaking discovery reveals that these very cables can be turned into covert listening devices. In a newly published 2026 cybersecurity research paper, experts demonstrated how standard telecom optical fibers can secretly capture airborne sounds, allowing attackers to eavesdrop on…
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Russian Hackers Hit SOHO Routers in Cyberespionage Campaign
Tags: cloud, cyberespionage, dns, government, hacker, intelligence, microsoft, military, router, russia, spyHijacking DNS Settings Helps Russian Hackers Decrypt TLS Traffic, Microsoft Warns. Hackers tied to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency are compromising SOHO routers to hijack their DNS settings and spy on the cloud activities of high-value government, IT, telecommunications and energy organizations, Microsoft warns. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-hackers-hit-soho-routers-in-cyberespionage-campaign-a-31354
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Russian Hackers Hit SOHO Routers in Cyberespionage Campaign
Tags: cloud, cyberespionage, dns, government, hacker, intelligence, microsoft, military, router, russia, spyHijacking DNS Settings Helps Russian Hackers Decrypt TLS Traffic, Microsoft Warns. Hackers tied to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency are compromising SOHO routers to hijack their DNS settings and spy on the cloud activities of high-value government, IT, telecommunications and energy organizations, Microsoft warns. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-hackers-hit-soho-routers-in-cyberespionage-campaign-a-31354
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Russian Hackers Hit SOHO Routers in Cyberespionage Campaign
Tags: cloud, cyberespionage, dns, government, hacker, intelligence, microsoft, military, router, russia, spyHijacking DNS Settings Helps Russian Hackers Decrypt TLS Traffic, Microsoft Warns. Hackers tied to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency are compromising SOHO routers to hijack their DNS settings and spy on the cloud activities of high-value government, IT, telecommunications and energy organizations, Microsoft warns. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-hackers-hit-soho-routers-in-cyberespionage-campaign-a-31354
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Russian hackers hijack internet traffic using vulnerable routers
The Russian state cyber group APT28 has been compromising routers to hijack web traffic and spy on victims, the UK’s The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/07/russian-hackers-router-hijacking-dns-credential-theft/
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North Korean Hackers Abuse GitHub to Spy on South Korean Firms
Researchers from FortiGuard Labs have uncovered a high-severity spying campaign targeting South Korean companies. Discover how North Korean… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/north-korean-hackers-github-spy-south-korean-firms/
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TA416 Broadens Europe Spy Campaign With Web Bugs and Malware
China-aligned threat actor TA416 has resumed large-scale espionage against European governments. It is now expanding to Middle Eastern diplomatic targets, combining web bug reconnaissance with constantly evolving malware delivery chains that culminate in a customized PlugX backdoor. From mid-2025, TA416 restarted regular targeting of European government and diplomatic entities after a two”‘year lull, with a…
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China-linked Red Menshen APT deploys stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks
China-linked Red Menshen APT group used stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks to spy on government targets. Rapid7 Labs uncovered a China-linked threat group known as Red Menshen has been running a long-term espionage campaign by infiltrating telecom networks, mainly in the Middle East and Asia. Active since at least 2021, the group uses highly…
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China Upgrades the Backdoor It Uses to Spy on Telcos Globally
Chinese APT Red Menshen’s super-advanced BPFdoor malware defeats traditional cybersecurity protections. All telcos can do, really, is try hunting it down. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-upgrades-backdoor-spy-telcos
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China-Linked Red Menshen Uses Stealthy BPFDoor Implants to Spy via Telecom Networks
A long-term and ongoing campaign attributed to a China-nexus threat actor has embedded itself in telecom networks to conduct espionage against government networks.The strategic positioning activity, which involves implanting and maintaining stealthy access mechanisms within critical environments, has been attributed to Red Menshen, a threat cluster that’s also tracked as Earth Bluecrow, First seen on…
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China-Backed Hackers Target Southeast Asian Military Systems in Ongoing Spy Campaign
China-linked threat actors have been identified targeting Southeast Asian military networks in a long-running cyber espionage campaign focused on intelligence collection and operational surveillance. The activity, tracked as CL-STA-1087, demonstrates a highly disciplined approach that combines custom malware, stealth techniques, and long-term persistence. Rather than large-scale data theft, the attackers focus on high-value intelligence such…
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FBI Warns of Iran’s Handala Hack Group Using Fake Apps to Spy on Windows Users
The FBI has issued a warning about Iran-linked Handala Hack Group, targeting Windows users through fake versions of WhatsApp and Telegram. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-iran-handala-hack-group-fake-apps-spy-windows/
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Libyan Refinery Targeted in Prolonged Spy Campaign With AsyncRAT
A targeted cyber espionage campaign against Libyan organizations has compromised an oil refinery, a telecommunications provider, and a state institution between November 2025 and February 2026. The campaign stands out due to its focus on critical infrastructure, particularly Libya’s oil sector. The country produced around 1.37 million barrels of oil per day in 2025, its…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
Tags: spyCongressman Jim Himes claims a sweeping surveillance authority should stay intact because he hasn’t seen abuses by Kash Patel’s FBI, according to internal messaging obtained by WIRED. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-top-democrat-is-urging-colleagues-to-support-trumps-spy-machine/
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New Android malware hiding in streaming apps to spy on users’ personal notes
A newly discovered Android malware is masking itself within television streaming apps in order to steal users’ passwords and banking data and spy on their personal notes, researchers have found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/malware-streaming-apps-android
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Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO
Russia uses Vienna as its largest Western spy hub, monitoring NATO and other sensitive communications via diplomatic sites and satellite dishes. Western intelligence reports that Russia has transformed Vienna into its largest Western spy hub, steadily expanding surveillance over the past two years. Using diplomatic compounds and rooftop satellite clusters, Russia monitors sensitive communications across…
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Researchers: Meta, TikTok Steal Personal & Financial Info When Users Click Ads
Tracking pixels let social media companies spy on their users even after they click over to advertiser sites, gleaning credit card info, geolocations, and more, according to an analysis. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/meta-tiktok-steal-sensitive-pii
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Meta, TikTok Steal Personal & Financial Info When Users Click Ads
Tracking pixels let social media companies spy on their users even after they click over to advertiser sites, gleaning credit card info, geolocations, and more. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/meta-tiktok-steal-sensitive-pii
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Meta, TikTok Steal Users’ Sensitive PII When They Click on Ads
Tracking pixels let social media companies spy on their own customers when they click over to advertiser sites, gleaning credit card info, currency type, and more. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/meta-tiktok-steal-sensitive-pii