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

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