Collaborate Disseminate
By Uzair Amir
These apps were designed to pass as BtcTurk, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange. Researcher Lukas Stefanko at the Slovakian security firm ESET has discovered Android malware in new apps that can bypass the SMS-based two-factor authenticati… Continue reading New Android malware bypass 2FA & steal one-time passwords
By Uzair Amir
Turkish hackers left a message protesting against Ireland on a Twitter account owned by India actor. The official Twitter account of Bollywood’s legend Amitabh Bachchan has apparently been hacked by Turkish hacking group calling its… Continue reading Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter hacked with photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan
By Waqas
Eleven Turkish individuals have been arrested by Turkish police department for stealing cryptocurrency worth approx. $80,000 via Sim Swapping. Reportedly, the suspects tricked the phone providers into revealing the phone numbers of the victims… Continue reading Sim Swapping Crypto Stealing Hackers Arrested by Turkish Police
A Turkish newspaper claims that audio files of journalist’s death were recorded on his Apple Watch. Such a claim, if true, would be rather convenient for the intelligence services in Turkey – who might not want to reveal their methods.
Continue reading Did Jamal Khashoggi’s Apple Watch record his murder at Saudi consulate? Probably not
German counterintelligence officials highlight the activities of Russia, China and Iran in the annual report prepared by the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), the domestic intelligence service of the Federal Republic of Germany. The report highli… Continue reading German Counterintelligence: There are Spies Active in Germany
A new report details a widespread campaign targeting several Turkish activists and protesters, using the infamous government malware made by FinFisher. Continue reading Turkey’s Government Tried to Hack Hundreds of Protesters Over Twitter, Researchers Say
By Ionatan
Last week the world witnessed cyber-confrontation between Turkish and Greek
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Canadian researchers from human rights organization Citizen Lab uncovered a major computer espionage operation spreading across Turkey, Egypt and, indirectly, Syria. The operation, which started in 2017, is a nation-state-level network injection to del… Continue reading Turkish, Egyptian ISPs help local government conduct massive spyware operation
By Waqas
Sandvine Products and Technology Used by Egypt, Turkey, and Syrian
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An expansive and ongoing computer espionage campaign spread across Egypt, Turkey and Syria has been powered by technology developed by a Canadian-American networking company, SandVine, and an infamous spyware maker known as GammaGroup or Lench IT Solutions, security researchers say. New research by human rights advocacy organization Citizen Lab shows how products made by two Western technology contractors facilitated nationwide surveillance in multiple developing countries under authoritarian rule. The findings piggyback on prior reporting by a Slovakian cybersecurity company, which also discovered similar “man-in-the-middle” cyberattacks at the internet service provider (ISP) level in September and December. People getting online through local ISPs in Egypt, Turkey and Syria were tricked into installing highly intrusive spyware that allows the attacker to gain full access of an infected device, including its microphone and camera. Whenever targeted users in Turkey attempted to access certain websites to install free software, they were instead covertly served up a nearly identical but boobytrapped […]
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