Israeli court to hear U.S. extradition request for alleged LockBit developer

Rostislav Panev allegedly served as a software developer for LockBit.

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NSO Group Spies on People on Behalf of Governments

The Israeli company NSO Group sells Pegasus spyware to countries around the world (including countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Mexico, Morocco and Rwanda). We assumed that those countries use the spyware themselves. Now we’ve learned that that’s not true: that NSO Group employees operate the spyware on behalf of their customers.

Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker ­ and not its government customers ­ is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software…

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Smashing Security podcast #392: Pasta spies and private eyes, and are you applying for a ghost job?

A Facebook friend request leads to arrest, Twitter scams ride again via promoted ads, and adult websites expose their members. Oh, and Graham finds out what Rule 34 is.

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Israeli orgs targeted with wiper malware via ESET-branded emails

Attackers have tried to deliver wiper malware to employees at organizations across Israel by impersonating cybersecurity company ESET via email. The phishing email The attack took the form of a phishing email ostensibly sent by the “Eset Advanced… Continue reading Israeli orgs targeted with wiper malware via ESET-branded emails

More Details on Israel Sabotaging Hezbollah Pagers and Walkie-Talkies

The Washington Post has a long and detailed story about the operation that’s well worth reading (alternate version here).

The sales pitch came from a marketing official trusted by Hezbollah with links to Apollo. The marketing official, a woman whose identity and nationality officials declined to reveal, was a former Middle East sales representative for the Taiwanese firm who had established her own company and acquired a license to sell a line of pagers that bore the Apollo brand. Sometime in 2023, she offered Hezbollah a deal on one of the products her firm sold: the rugged and reliable AR924…

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CISA warns hackers targeting industrial systems with “unsophisticated methods” as claims made of Lebanon water hack

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that hackers continue to be capable of compromising industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) using “unsophisticated methods” – suggesting that much … Continue reading CISA warns hackers targeting industrial systems with “unsophisticated methods” as claims made of Lebanon water hack

Israeli Group Claims Lebanon Water Hack as CISA Reiterates Warning on Simple ICS Attacks

Unsophisticated methods can still be used to hack ICS/OT — even so, many cyberattack claims are likely exaggerated. 
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Hundreds of Pagers Exploded in Lebanon and Syria in a Deadly Attack. Here’s What We Know.

Very small explosive devices may have been built into the pagers prior to their delivery to Hezbollah, and then all remotely triggered simultaneously.
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