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Researchers analyzed the PREDATOR spyware and its loader Alien

Security Affairs

“New analysis from Talos uncovered the inner workings of PREDATOR and the mechanisms it uses to communicate with the other spyware component deployed along with it known as “ALIEN.” . Alien also upgrades the existing Predator payload to a newer version if available. ALIEN calls the main_exec() function to launch PREDATOR.

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RFID Market – Global Forecast to 2023

RFID Global Solution, Inc.

Driven by lower prices of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, and increasing penetration of RFID technology in various industries, the RFID market is likely to witness high growth in coming years. The offerings of the tags, chips and software providers have also been taken into consideration to determine the market segmentation.

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Shifting the Lens on WWI: Stories from the Home Front

Unwritten Record

The government used wartime necessity to justify the intensive surveillance of political dissidents (such as socialists, anarchists, and conscientious objectors) and those “alien enemies,” including German-born U.S. Alien enemies were required to hand over their weapons to police, were fingerprinted and given special identification cards.

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Cytrox’s Predator spyware used zero-day exploits in 3 campaigns

Security Affairs

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) uncovered campaigns targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers discovered three campaigns, between August and October 2021, targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. ” continues the report.

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Should you blow up your old intranet?

ChiefTech

The cumbersome updating process alienates people. Technorati Tags: Nina Platt , Thought Farmer , Chris McGrath , intranets , Intranet 2.0 Nina Platt likes this alternative intranet 2.0 It's irrelevant to employees' day-to-day job. It's out of date and usage is dismal. Alternatively, unplug it. idea, the continuous beta.

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U.S. Gov imposed Visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to commercial spyware activity

Security Affairs

In May 2023, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers discovered three campaigns, between August and October 2021, targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. The exploits were used to initially deliver the ALIEN Android banking Trojan that acts as a loader for the PREDATOR implant.

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U.S. Gov imposes visa restrictions on individuals misusing Commercial Spyware

Security Affairs

In May 2023, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers discovered three campaigns, between August and October 2021, targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. The exploits were used to initially deliver the ALIEN Android banking Trojan that acts as a loader for the PREDATOR implant.