ZoneMinder Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-57831)

ZoneMinder is an open source video surveillance software system. The system supports IP, USB and analog cameras, etc. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in ZoneMinder 1.32.3 and earlier versions, which stems from the fact that the program is not properly filtered and can be exploited by...

Pegasus Spyware Reportedly Hacked iPhones of U.S. State Department and Diplomats

Apple reportedly notified several U.S. Embassy and State Department employees that their iPhones may have been targeted by an unknown assailant using state-sponsored spyware created by the controversial Israeli company NSO Group, according to multiple reports from Reuters and The Washington Post...

Johnson Controls exacqVision Server 信息泄露漏洞

Johnson Controls exacqVision Server is a surveillance video management software from Johnson Controls, a U.S. company. Johnson Controls is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that stems from excessive data output from the application. An attacker could use this vulnerability to...

NYT Journalist Repeatedly Hacked with Pegasus after Reporting on Saudi Arabia

The iPhone of New York Times journalist Ben Hubbard was repeatedly hacked with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware tool over a three-year period stretching between June 2018 to June 2021, resulting in infections twice in July 2020 and June 2021. The University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which publicized t...

Parents and teachers believe digital surveillance of kids outweighs risks

Schools in the US have been using surveillance software to keep an eye on their students, and such software has grown significantly in popularity since the COVD-19 pandemic closed campuses nationwide. And this is fine—at least according to new research released by the Center for Democracy &...

Weak password vulnerability in NVMS-1000 of Shenzhen Tongwei Digital Technology Co.

NVMS-1000 is a video surveillance management software launched by Shenzhen Tongwei Digital Technology Co., Ltd, which can be used with DVR, NVR, IPC, DVS, decoder and so on. Shenzhen Tongwei Digital Technology Co., Ltd NVMS-1000 suffers from a weak password vulnerability, which can be exploited b...

Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 Remote Program Execution

Selea CarPlateServer CPS v4.0.1.6 Remote Program Execution Vendor: Selea s.r.l. Product web page: https://www.selea.com Affected version: 4.0.1.6210120 4.013201105 3.100200225 3.005191206 3.005191112 Summary: Our CPS Car Plate Server software is an advanced solution that can be installed on...

Mac, Linux Users Now Targeted by FinSpy Variants

The FinSpy commercial spyware is back in recently observed campaigns against organizations and activists in Egypt. While the spyware previously targeted Windows, iOS and Android users, researchers have discovered these campaigns using new variants that target macOS and Linux users. FinSpy is a...

CCTV Video for PC suffers from dll hijacking vulnerability

CCTV for PC is a live network TV broadcasting software. CCTV Video for PC suffers from a dll hijacking vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to load dll files and execute arbitrary code...

IT threat evolution Q3 2019

Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Mobile espionage targeting the Middle East At the end of June we reported the details of a highly targeted campaign that we dubbed 'Operation ViceLeaker' involving the spread of malicious Android samples via instant messaging. The campaign affected several...

Stalking the Stalkerware

Ever get the feeling you’re being followed? Unfortunately, when it comes to our digital lives, this is increasingly the case. But while we’re all keen to boost our followers on social media, it’s a different matter when it comes to anonymous third parties secretly stalking us online. Yes, we’re...

WhatsApp Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Spyware Attacks

UPDATE WhatsApp is urging users to update as soon as possible, after a zero-day vulnerability found in its messaging platform was exploited by attackers who were able to inject spyware onto victims’ phones in targeted campaigns. First reported by the Financial Times, the popular messaging app...

When spyware goes mainstream

Stealware. Surveillanceware. Stalkerware. These are terms alternately used to effectively identify a file-based threat that has been around since 1996: spyware. More than two decades later, consumer or commercial spyware has gone mainstream, and the surprising number of software designed, openly...

Experts Have Sobering Message on Human Rights, Privacy for Security Pros

MADRID—Continuing a theme that picked up momentum at Black Hat this summer, two influential speakers at Virus Bulletin today painted grim pictures of the threats to physical safety and civil liberties posed by commercial spyware and high-end surveillance software often sold to governments. The ca...

European Companies Must Tell Employees If Their Work Emails Are Being Monitored

Finally, European companies must inform employees in advance if their work email accounts are being monitored. The European Court of Human Rights ECHR on Tuesday gave a landmark judgement concerning privacy in the workplace by overturning an earlier ruling that gave employers the right to spy on...

Apple releases 'Emergency' Patch after Advanced Spyware Targets Human Rights Activist

Apple has released iOS 9.3.5 update for iPhones and iPads to patch three zero-day vulnerabilities after a piece of spyware found targeting the iPhone used by a renowned UAE human rights defender, Ahmed Mansoor. One of the world's most invasive software weapon distributors, called the NSO Group, h...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in Remote Video Surveillance Management System of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co.

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd Remote Video Surveillance Management System is a set of video surveillance software. The remote video surveillance management system suffers from a SQL injection vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information from...

Zerodium Hosts Million-Dollar iOS 9 Bug Bounty

Exploit vendor Zerodium, a company started by VUPEN founder Chaouki Bekrar, today announced it will host a month-long million-dollar bug bounty focused on Apple iOS 9. Bekrar said in a statement there is a $3 million pool available for the bounty, which will close on Oct. 31 or earlier if the tot...

These Top 7 Brutal Cyber Attacks Prove 'No One is Immune to Hacking' — Part I

If you believe that your organization is not at real risk of cyber attack, then you are absolutely wrong. Incidents of massive data breaches, advanced cyber attacks coming from China, groups like Syrian Electronic Army, Hacking Point of Sale machines at retailers such as Target have splashed acro...

Moxa SoftCMS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Moxa SoftCMS is the centralized management software for managing large surveillance systems. Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in Moxa SoftCMS version 1.3 and earlier. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code...