Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Another piece of sensitive information that the research team observed included a Google Tag Manager ID. Google Tag Manager is a tool used to optimize update measurement codes and related code fragments, collectively known as tags, on a website or mobile app.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2022

While the price tag of these violations was shocking, the compliance failure was not. The ever-changing landscape of rapid communication via instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, Signal, WeChat, Telegram, and others, has left regulated industries to find a balance between compliance and efficient client communication.

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Compliance Customer Experience Communications Archiving 227

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that it has detected and blocked attacks carried out by nation-state actors on 12,000 of its users in the third quarter of this year. ” reads the report published by Google TAG.”We SecurityAffairs – Google TAG, state-sponsored hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing 138

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

A new Android malware named Goldoson was distributed through 60 legitimate apps on the official Google Play store. The apps totaled more than 100 million downloads in the ONE store and Google Play stores in South Korea. It is important to highlight that the library was not developed by the authors of the apps.

Libraries 98

Libraries Data collection Education Security 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers, who spotted the campaign, the attacks were launched by multiple hack-for-hire actors recruited on Russian-speaking forums.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains targeting Android, iOS, and Chrome to install commercial spyware. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared details about two distinct campaigns which used several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome. links sent over SMS to users.

Archiving 94

Archiving Access Risk Security 94

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

To avoid issues, we need to understand the DMARC record tags in detail. DMARC Record Tags in Detail To understand the DMARC record, we start with an example record and then explore the detailed options for each tag. Tags are separated by semicolons ( ; ) with no extra spaces.

Authentication 78

Authentication Marketing File names IT 78

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported. Google TAG researchers reported that the same group, tracked as Zinc ,” also targeted security researchers in past campaigns.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 19, 2022

The new “Administrative Regulations on Algorithm Recommendation of Internet Business Services” comes into force on 1 March 2022, and will introduce important rules on the use of algorithms when operating digital platforms/websites/apps – including targeted marketing – in China.

Analytics 98

Analytics Sales Business Services Compliance 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The removed apps are Fast-search Lite, Battery Optimizer (Tutorials), VPN Browsers+, Downloader for YouTube Videos, Clean Master+ (Tutorials), FastTube, Findoo Browser 2019, and Findoo Mobile & Desktop Search. “Users may get introduced to these apps through the top free apps lists on the Microsoft Store or through keyword search.

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Mining Libraries Analytics Security 97

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ThreatFabric researchers discovered five malicious dropper apps on Google Play Store with more than 130,000 downloads. Researchers at ThreatFabric have discovered five malicious dropper apps on the official Google Play Store. that were delivered using dropper apps on Google Play with 10k+ installations.

Authentication 93

Authentication Security IT Information Security 93

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Tile has an interesting security solution to make its tracking tags harder to use for stalking: The Anti-Theft Mode feature will make the devices invisible to Scan and Secure, the company’s in-app feature that lets you know if any nearby Tiles are following you. Tile security requires an “in-app feature.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

The exploits were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. Google TAG shared indicators of compromise (IoCs) for both campaigns. The experts pointed out that both campaigns were limited and highly targeted. The threat actors behind the attacks used both zero-day and n-day exploits in their exploits.

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Cybersecurity Education Risk Security 90

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The fact that the issue was discovered by Google TAG suggests it was exploited by a nation-state actor or by a surveillance firm. CVE-2023-49103 – The vulnerability resides in the Graphapi app, which relies on a third-party GetPhpInfo.php library that provides a URL.

IT 101

IT Libraries Cybersecurity Passwords 101

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2019

x, sharing a video showing how the device still seeks the user’s location when each app and system service is set to “never” request location information (but with the main Location Data service still turned on). Apple says this is by design, but that response seems at odds with the company’s own privacy policy.

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Privacy Encryption IT Security 195

AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

IT executives are also implementing new data use policies, deploying artificial intelligence, centralizing content, and restricting unauthorized apps. Stop End-User Tagging: For too long, end-user tagging has been the primary means by which most companies classify files that contain sensitive, proprietary, or regulated data.

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Unstructured data Government Artificial Intelligence Risk 168

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. An example of data privacy in action Consider a budgeting app that people use to track spending and other sensitive financial information. The app heavily encrypts all user financial data. The price tag can add up quickly.

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Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 80

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The data were provided by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which tracks government-backed hacking campaign, which warns of a significant increase in the number of the alert compared to the previous year. ” wrote Ajax Bash, a Google security engineer from the TAG.

Phishing 93

Phishing Military Government Security 93

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Log4j is widely used by both enterprise apps and cloud services, including Apple iCloud and Steam. Query our API for "tags=CVE-2021-44228" for source IP addresses and other IOCs. Cloud services like Steam, Apple iCloud, and apps like Minecraft have already been found to be vulnerable.

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Libraries IT Cloud Data breaches 144

AIIM

AUGUST 10, 2021

Put more intelligence into governance either by auto-tagging and categorizing content to kick off a retention workflow or by proactively managing the archival of business content and disposal of ROT. Make the most of metadata by utilizing systems that help automate how metadata is applied while retaining unstructured data in place.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 1, 2021

The tech firm’s new mobile operating system can stop apps tracking you, but is it as big a deal as everyone, especially Facebook, thinks? does add something that deeply interests me – the ability to control which apps are allowed to track my activity across other companies’ apps and websites. I’ve just downloaded v14.5,

Privacy 64

Privacy IT 64

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Log4j is an open-source library widely used by both enterprise apps and cloud services, including Apple iCloud and Steam. Query our API for "tags=CVE-2021-44228" for source IP addresses and other IOCs. Tags available to all users and customers now. formatMsgNoLookups option is set to false.

Libraries 113

Libraries Digital transformation Education Government 113

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Setting Up The Device: Before starting the Active Recon Phase and, in order to replicate a real scenario, I decided to install the Hideez App on both laptop and iPhone. RFID Feature: One clue still left (from a hardware security POV) was about the RFID tag. Subsequently I filled it with a bunch of dummy credentials. meh…).

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Security Passwords Encryption Access 102

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Pro-Russian hackers claim attacks on Italian banks Hacktivists fund their operations using common cybercrime tactics Bitfinex Hacker and Wife Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Billions in Cryptocurrency A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states FBI warns of scammers posing as NFT devs to steal your (..)

Security 88

Security Military Phishing Sales 88

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

In March, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared details about two distinct campaigns which used several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome. The exploit chains were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices. This vulnerability grants the attacker system access. In early April, U.S.

Security 94

Security Cybersecurity Access IT 94

OneHub

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

So a shared portal for all your work is key in order to minimize the time lost switching between different apps and tools – and so everyone can work together in real time. Certain project management apps offer users a way to collaborate on design or use roadmaps, as well as create mock-ups. Image source.

Sales 139

Sales Communications Marketing Access 139

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Today, Apple published an emergency update for all iPhones to patch an exploit chain which we, together with @_clem1 (Google TAG) discovered in the wild. “An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Super proud of our team at @AmnestyTech and everyone who helped in this investigation.

Education 94

Education Security Cybersecurity IT 94

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

Oracle spent 6 months to fix ‘Mega’ flaws in the Fusion Middleware Multiple malicious packages in PyPI repository found stealing AWS secrets Attackers exploited a zero-day in Mitel VOIP devices to compromise a network Threat actors continue to exploit Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems Vulnerabilities in the Jacuzzi SmartTub app could allow to access (..)

Security 89

Security Data breaches Phishing Ransomware 89

Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

Earlier this year, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) experts uncovered an iPhone hacking campaign, initially, they spotted a limited number of hacked websites used in watering hole attacks against iPhone users. “Earlier this year Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered a small collection of hacked websites.

Encryption 96

Encryption Access Authentication IT 96

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Security experts at Google have removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” ” Google has removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” continues the expert. The C&C URL 6.

Encryption 102

Encryption Security IT Information Security 102

Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2019

In this case, attackers used a common HTML5 attribute, the <a> tag ping, to trick these users to unwittingly participate in a major DDoS attack that flooded one web site with approximately 70 million requests in four hours.” This was the first case of a DDoS attack using the <a> tag ping attribute.

Security 111

Security IT 111

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

Success in implementing microsegmentation for your organization means tagging traffic, servicing regular business communications, adapting to threats , and denying all other anomalies. . All traffic is known, tagged, or verified, preventing any potential vulnerabilities related to trust. . Tag Your Workloads.

Communications 68

Communications Cloud Compliance Security 68

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

” In May 2022, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers discovered three campaigns, between August and October 2021, targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. The attacks aimed at installing the surveillance spyware Predator, developed by the North Macedonian firm Cytrox.

IT 97

IT Communications Access Manufacturing 97

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Spur.us , a startup that tracks proxy services, told KrebsOnSecurity that the Internet addresses Lumen tagged as the AVrecon botnet’s “Command and Control” (C2) servers all tie back to a long-running proxy service called SocksEscort. SocksEscort[.]com com , is what’s known as a “SOCKS Proxy” service.

Analytics 195

Analytics Passwords Systems administration Retail 195

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

“Clips from the hacked footage have been uploaded on pornographic sites recently, with several explicitly tagged as being from Singapore.” The gang uses the instant messaging app Discord and has nearly 1,000 members, it focuses on the hacking security cameras. ” reported The New Paper.”

IoT 138

IoT Paper Manufacturing Access 138

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The expert discovered an “unsigned code” that could allow an attacker to access video footage via the streaming app of their choice by tapping an NFC tag to the back of robot’s head. Tap an NFC tag to the back of the head with any url which breaks out of the "jail" 2. set to autorun. — Lance R.

Manufacturing 49

Manufacturing Access Risk Security 49

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 16, 2023

One way that organizations can do this is through cost allocation tagging; this provides deeper visibility into tracking cloud usage and associated costs, providing visibility into excess costs within compute and memory. Organizations need to investigate each app to determine whether they need to replace it with something cloud-native.

Cloud 67

Cloud Digital transformation Access IT 67