Hacking Team successor linked to malware campaign, new ‘Dante’ commercial spyware
Kaspersky researchers said Memento Labs appears to be behind both the Operation ForumTroll malware and spyware, known as Dante.
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National cyber director says U.S. needs to counter Chinese surveillance, push American tech
Sean Cairncross, in remarks at a summit, also said the United States needs to send a stronger message that Chinese cyberattacks are unwelcome.
North Korea’s Lazarus group attacked three companies involved in drone development
The attacks, which involved fake job offers as a social engineering lure, were likely aimed at stealing proprietary information about drone manufacturing, ESET said in a report.
China’s spy agency accuses NSA of yearslong attack on the country’s timekeeping service
The NSA did not confirm nor deny the allegations made by China’s Ministry of State Security. China said the origins of the attack date back to March…
John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats
The indictment of the former national security adviser is the latest against President Donald Trump’s political enemies.
Researchers find a startlingly cheap way to steal your secrets from space
Using commercially available equipment, researchers scanned 39 satellites and observed sensitive, encrypted communications from telecoms, businesses and the U.S. military.
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Russian spyware ClayRat is spreading, evolving quickly, according to Zimperium
The spyware poses as popular apps like TikTok, and may break free of Russian borders at some point, the researchers say.
German government says it will oppose EU mass-scanning proposal
Despite fears from privacy advocates, officials from the ruling party said mass-scanning proposals like Chat Control should be “taboo in a constitutional state.”
Potential EU law sparks global concerns over end-to-end encryption for messaging apps
The EU will vote Oct. 14 on a proposal that would use AI or humans to detect child sexual abuse material on their devices.
Researchers say Israeli government likely behind AI-generated disinfo campaign in Iran
The group leveraged dozens of social media accounts and “routinely used” AI-generated imagery and video to stoke unrest among Iran’s population, according to Citizen Lab.