2021 Malware Spyware 
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 8, 2022
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.
SecureWorld News
JUNE 27, 2022
The commercial spyware industry is alive and thriving, according to a report released last week by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). The report specifically details an Italian vendor, RCS Labs, and its "Hermit" surveillance malware (aka spyware) used on mobile phones. RELATED: Spyware Pariah: NSO Group Placed on U.S.
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SecureWorld News
JULY 8, 2022
Lockdown Mode is designed to protect users who could be targeted by "the most sophisticated digital threats," such as spyware developed by private companies like the highly controversial NSO Group. Back in November 2021, the NSO Group was blacklisted by the U.S. Back in November 2021, the NSO Group was blacklisted by the U.S.
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. The fake app was uploaded to VirusTotal, triggering an investigation from ESET, which detected the threat as Android/Spy.Agent.BWS.
SecureWorld News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
The Toronto-based research group works to protect journalists and activists from cyberattacks and spyware. And oftentimes they come across new tech-enabled spying efforts from Israel-based NSO Group, which claims to carefully vet sales of its spyware. Citizen Lab discovers zero-day and zero-click spyware. gif” extension.
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. Almost 50% of all phishing attacks in 2021 sought to steal credentials of government personnel, up from 30% in 2020.
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The steps we’re taking today will send a clear message: In a free society, it is unacceptable to weaponize powerful state-sponsored spyware against those who seek to make the world a better place.". November 23, 2021. That behavior by NSO Group, according to Citizen Lab and Apple, includes secret installation of Pegasus Spyware.
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