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Meta Warns of 8 Spyware Firms Targeting iOS, Android, and Windows Devices

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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 included
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How to Achieve the Best Risk-Based Alerting (Bye-Bye SIEM)

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Did you know that Network Detection and Response (NDR) has become the most effective technology to detect cyber threats? In contrast to SIEM, NDR offers adaptive cybersecurity with reduced false alerts and efficient threat response. Are you aware of Network Detection and Response (NDR) and how it’s become the most effective technology to detect cyber threats?  NDR massively
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Anatsa Android Trojan Bypasses Google Play Security, Expands Reach to New Countries

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The Android banking trojan known as Anatsa has expanded its focus to include Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia as part of a new campaign observed in November 2023. "Some of the droppers in the campaign successfully exploited the accessibility service, despite Google Play's enhanced detection and protection mechanisms," ThreatFabric said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
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Russian-Linked Hackers Breach 80+ Organizations via Roundcube Flaws

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Threat actors operating with interests aligned to Belarus and Russia have been linked to a new cyber espionage campaign that likely exploited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Roundcube webmail servers to target over 80 organizations. These entities are primarily located in Georgia, Poland, and Ukraine, according to Recorded Future, which attributed the intrusion set to a threat
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Iranian Hackers Target Middle East Policy Experts with New BASICSTAR Backdoor

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The Iranian-origin threat actor known as Charming Kitten has been linked to a new set of attacks aimed at Middle East policy experts with a new backdoor called BASICSTAR by creating a fake webinar portal. Charming Kitten, also called APT35, CharmingCypress, Mint Sandstorm, TA453, and Yellow Garuda, has a history of orchestrating a wide range of social engineering campaigns that cast a
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FBI’s Most-Wanted Zeus and IcedID Malware Mastermind Pleads Guilty

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A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to his role in two different malware schemes, Zeus and IcedID, between May 2009 and February 2021. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov (aka Vyacheslav Igoravich Andreev, father, and tank), 37, was arrested by Swiss authorities in October 2022 and extradited to the U.S. last year. He was added to the FBI's most-wanted list in 2012. The U.S.
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Piloting new ways of protecting Android users from financial fraud (Google Online Security Blog)

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Posted by Eugene Liderman, Director of Mobile Security Strategy, Google From its founding, Android has been guided by principles of openness, transparency, safety, and choice. Android gives you the freedom to choose which device best fits your needs, while also providing the flexibility to download apps from a variety of sources, including preloaded app stores such as the Google Play Store or the Galaxy Store; third-party app stores; and direct downloads from the Internet. Keeping users safe in an open ecosystem takes sophisticated defenses. That’s why Android provides multiple layers of protections, powered by AI and backed by a large dedicated security & privacy team, to help to protect our users from security threats while continually making the platform more resilient. We also provide our users with numerous built-in protections…
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