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Several espionage apps detected on Google Play Store

Several espionage apps detected on Google Play Store

List of six compromised apps on Google Play Store: 1) Rafaqat رفاقت (News) 2) Privee Talk (messenger app) 3) MeetMe (messenger app) 4) Let’s Chat (messenger app) 5) Quick Chat (messenger app) 6) Chit Chat (messenger app) Besides the aforementioned apps, ESET also detected six other clone apps such as Hello Chat, YohooTalk, TikTalk, Nidus, GlowChat, and Wave Chat on compromised websites on the internet. These apps are used to honeytrap victims. They first lure them to go to compromised websites… Source link

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Google says Russian espionage crew behind new malware campaign

Google says Russian espionage crew behind new malware campaign

Image Credits: Vertigo3d / Getty Images Google researchers say they have evidence that a notorious Russian-linked hacking group — tracked as “Cold River” — is evolving its tactics beyond phishing to target victims with data-stealing malware. Cold River, also known as “Callisto Group” and “Star Blizzard,” is known for conducting long-running espionage campaigns against NATO countries, particularly the United States and the United Kingdom. Researchers believe… Source link

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FBI warrant for search of Trump home may involve suspected violations of Espionage Act, former chief of DOJ national security says

FBI warrant for search of Trump home may involve suspected violations of Espionage Act, former chief of DOJ national security says

The former chief of the Justice Department’s national security division said Tuesday that the FBI warrant for the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., suggests prosecutors believe they have probable cause that there may have been violations of the World War I-era Espionage Act. That law has traditionally been used to target government leakers, such as former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. But it also “actually has provisions that apply to essentially the… Source link

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