Tag Archives: Attackers

A sophisticated spyware campaign is getting the help of internet service providers (ISPs) to trick users into downloading malicious apps, according to research published by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) (via TechCrunch). This corroborates earlier findings from security research group Lookout, which has linked the spyware, dubbed Hermit, to Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs. Lookout says RCS Labs is in the same line of work as NSO Group — the infamous surveillance-for-hire company… Source link

Google’s Open Redirects can easily allow phishing attacks—where a cyber-criminal will tempt users into entering their details into a fake log in page—a security researcher has warned. Google’s Open Redirects can easily allow phishing attacks—where a cyber-criminal will tempt users … [+] into entering their details into a fake log in page—a security researcher has warned. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Security researcher Sean Wright… Source link