FinSpy is spyware made by the German company Gamma Group. Through its UK-based subsidiary Gamma International Gamma Group sells FinSpy to government and law enforcement organizations all over the world. FinSpy is used to collect a variety of private user information on various platforms. Its implants for desktop devices were first described in 2011 by Wikileaks and mobile implants were discovered in 2012. Since then...
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An advanced, persistent attack targeting telecommunication providers, active since at least 2012, according to Cybereason researchers. The attack, dubbed Operation Soft Cell, was aiming to obtain all data stored in the active directory of a large telecommunications provider, compromising usernames and passwords within the organization, as well as billing information, call detail records, credentials, email servers, and personal identifiable information. The attack consisted of customized...
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Exploit kit researcher nao_sec has discovered “Sodinokibi” ransomware is now being distributed though malvertising that leads to the RIG exploit kit. Sodinokibi has been making news since the “GandCrab” family of ransomware has retired, but by distributing through hacking sites to replace legitimate software with ransomware, and by hacking into the backends of Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The new use of exploit kits shows Sodinokibi...
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Kaspersky Lab researchers have identified a new variant of the Riltok mobile banking trojan that has been in operation since March 2018. The actors distributing Riltok have primarily focused on targeting individuals that reside in Russia, but versions for markets in France, Italy, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom have been detected in 2019. The trojan is distributed via SMS with a malicious link pointing to...
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High Commissioner of India, Ms Riva Ganguly Das has visited BGD e-GOV CIRT Security operations center on 19 June, 2019. She visited different components of BGD e-GOV CIRT and got briefed about the daily activities of security operations center, cycler censor activities, cyber range lab and digital forensic lab. Hon’ble state Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP, Secretary of ICT Division N M Zeaul Alam, Executive...
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