Cyberweapons Manufacturer QuaDream Shuts Down

Following a report on its activities, the Israeli spyware company QuaDream has shut down. This was QuadDream: Key Findings Based on an analysis of samples shared with us by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, we developed indicators that enabled us to identify at least five civil society victims of...

Criminals Are Using Tiny Devices to Hack and Steal Cars

Apple thwarts NSO’s spyware, the rise of a GPT-4 black market, Russia targets Starlink internet connections, and more...

iOS Lockdown Mode effective against NSO zero-click exploit

Apples Lockdown Mode feature alerted a victim to one of the latest NSO exploits, according to a report by Citizen Lab. image courtesy of Citizen Lab This is a huge deal since it shows how useful Lockdown Mode can be, even against exploits developed by one of the worlds most notorious commercial...

New Zero-Click Exploits against iOS

Citizen Lab has identified three zero-click exploits against iOS 15 and 16. These were used by NSO Groups Pegasus spyware in 2022, and deployed by Mexico against human rights defenders. These vulnerabilities have all been patched. One interesting bit is that Apples Lockdown Mode part of iOS 16...

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...

CVE-2021-33971

Qihoo 360 https://www.360.cn/ Qihoo 360 Safeguard https://www.360.cn/ Qihoo 360 Total Security http://www.360totalsecurity.com/ is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: execute arbitrary code local. The component is: This is a set of vulnerabilities affecting popular software, "360...

CVE-2021-33974

CVE-2021-33974 affects Qihoo 360 products: Safeguard (12.1.0.1004/1005, 13.1.0.1001), Total Security (10.8.0.1060/1213), and Safe Browser & 360 Chrome (version 12). Root cause is a buffer overflow enabling remote arbitrary code execution. Attack vectors include: in the browser, exploitation by si...

Malicious code in pyautodllxd (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx f459717e35091f9518335b31c67eaf3dd9c6033679b4b24572e7f32c8669c8c9 EsqueleSquad group published nearly 6000 malicious PyPi and NPM packages, executing spyware and information-stealing malware...

MAL-2023-2475 Malicious code in pyautodllxd (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx f459717e35091f9518335b31c67eaf3dd9c6033679b4b24572e7f32c8669c8c9 EsqueleSquad group published nearly 6000 malicious PyPi and NPM packages, executing spyware and information-stealing malware...

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The development was reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, citing unnamed sources, adding the company...

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The development was reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, citing unnamed sources, adding the company...

Security Roundup: Leak of Top-Secret US Intel Risks a New Wave of Mass Surveillance

Plus: Hackers claim to have stolen 10 TB from Western Digital, a new spyware has emerged, and WhatsApp gets a fresh security feature...

Israel-based Spyware Firm QuaDream Targets High-Risk iPhones with Zero-Click Exploit

Threat actors using hacking tools from an Israeli surveillanceware vendor named QuaDream targeted at least five members of civil society in North America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. According to findings from a group of researchers from the Citizen Lab, the spyware...

QuaDream: Israeli Cyber Mercenary Behind iPhone Hacks

By Habiba Rashid Citizens Lab and Microsoft have exposed an Israeli firm, QuaDream, selling spyware to governments around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: QuaDream: Israeli Cyber Mercenary Behind iPhone Hacks...

Apple Releases Updates to Address Zero-Day Flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari

Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a pair of zero-day flaws that are being exploited in the wild. The two vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2023-28205 - A use after free issue in WebKit that could lead to arbitrary code execution...

Google reveals spyware attack on Android, iOS, and Chrome

By Habiba Rashid Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG labeled the spyware campaign as limited but highly targeted. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google reveals spyware attack on Android, iOS, and Chrome...

Spyware Vendors Caught Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerabilities on Android and iOS Devices

A number of zero-day vulnerabilities that were addressed last year were exploited by commercial spyware vendors to target Android and iOS devices, Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG has revealed. The two distinct campaigns were both limited and highly targeted, taking advantage of the patch gap...

Spyware Vendors Caught Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerabilities on Android and iOS Devices

A number of zero-day vulnerabilities that were addressed last year were exploited by commercial spyware vendors to target Android and iOS devices, Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG has revealed. The two distinct campaigns were both limited and highly targeted, taking advantage of the patch gap...

President Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting Use of Commercial Spyware

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order that restricts the use of commercial spyware by federal government agencies. The order said the spyware ecosystem "poses significant counterintelligence or security risks to the United States Government or significant risks of improper...