Digitally Signed Bandook Trojan Reemerges in Global Spy Campaign
A strain of the 13-year old backdoor Bandook trojan has been spotted in an espionage campaign. Continue reading Digitally Signed Bandook Trojan Reemerges in Global Spy Campaign
Category Archives: Dark Caracal
Black Hat Video Exclusive: Mobile APTs Redefining Phishing Attacks
Mike Murray, vice president of security intelligence at Lookout, discusses how mobile is redefining phishing, taking it out of the traditional inbox and into SMS and Facebook messages. Continue reading Black Hat Video Exclusive: Mobile APTs Redefining Phishing Attacks
Smaller Nation State Attacks: A Growing Cyber Menace
While there certainly remains a global hierarchy when it comes to cyber capabilities, smaller state and non-state actors are increasingly exploiting the asymmetric nature of cyberspace to achieve a broad range of objectives. Continue reading Smaller Nation State Attacks: A Growing Cyber Menace
Phishing Spy Campaign Targets Top Mideast Officials
Researchers have discovered a set of custom surveillanceware tools being deployed against Android and iOS devices primarily in the Middle East. Continue reading Phishing Spy Campaign Targets Top Mideast Officials
Lookout: Dark Caracal Points To APT Actors Moving To Mobile Targets
Lookout researchers discussed Dark Caracal’s implications for APT actors in the mobile space and why its now a juicy target. Continue reading Lookout: Dark Caracal Points To APT Actors Moving To Mobile Targets
CrossRAT keylogging malware targets Linux, macOS & Windows PCs
By Waqas
Another day, another malware – This time, it is CrossRAT malware
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Lebanon-Based Spy Group Identified in Mobile Spying Effort
Over the past six years, thousands of enterprises, educational institutions, medical professionals, activists, journalists, lawyers and military personnel from around the world have been spied on through their mobile devices by one or multiple groups t… Continue reading Lebanon-Based Spy Group Identified in Mobile Spying Effort
Hackers linked to Lebanese government caught in global cyber-espionage operation
The General Directorate of General Security, a Lebanese intelligence agency, has been tied to a mobile hacking operation discovered by researchers with cybersecurity firm Lookout Mobile Security and digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Lookout and EFF are calling the hacking campaign “Dark Caracal,” in reference to a wild cat native to Africa and the Middle East. The operation was revealed today by the organizations, in which they discovered that hackers are using malicious smartphone applications and websites to steal passwords and eavesdrop on conversations. The organizations shared their discoveries in a 49-page report. The Dark Caracal hackers reportedly used several different email phishing strategies to lace familiar applications and websites, like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, with malware. They also used fake login pages to acquire personal information. Some victims could have even been hacked by clicking on booby- trapped messages and lures that led them to fake social media […]
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Lebanese Government Hackers Hit Thousands of Victims With Incredibly Simple Campaign
Security researchers uncover several years-long espionage and hacking campaigns, pinpointing them to a specific building in Beirut, Lebanon. Continue reading Lebanese Government Hackers Hit Thousands of Victims With Incredibly Simple Campaign