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Qualcomm patches high-severity zero-day exploited in attacks
Qualcomm has released security patches for a zero-day vulnerability in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) service that impacts dozens of chipsets.
- October 07, 2024
- 02:30 PM
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Russian APT29 hackers use iOS, Chrome exploits created by spyware vendors
The Russian state-sponsored APT29 hacking group has been observed using the same iOS and Android exploits created by commercial spyware vendors in a series of cyberattacks between November 2023 and July 2024.
- August 29, 2024
- 09:04 AM
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Google: Spyware vendors behind 50% of zero-days exploited in 2023
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google subsidiary Mandiant said they've observed a significant increase in the number of zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks in 2023, many of them linked to spyware vendors and their clients.
- March 27, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Google: Russian FSB hackers deploy new Spica backdoor malware
Google says the ColdRiver Russian-backed hacking group is pushing previously unknown backdoor malware using payloads masquerading as a PDF decryption tool.
- January 18, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Google fixes 8th Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year
Google has released emergency updates to fix another Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild, the eighth patched since the start of the year.
- December 20, 2023
- 04:41 PM
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Google links WinRAR exploitation to Russian, Chinese state hackers
Google says that several state-backed hacking groups have joined ongoing attacks exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in WinRAR, a compression software used by over 500 million users, aiming to gain arbitrary code execution on targets' systems.
- October 18, 2023
- 11:00 AM
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Google: State hackers attack security researchers with new zero-day
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says North Korean state hackers are again targeting security researchers in attacks using at least one zero-day in an undisclosed popular software.
- September 07, 2023
- 12:48 PM
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Google: Ukraine targeted by 60% of Russian phishing attacks in 2023
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been monitoring and disrupting Russian state-backed cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure in 2023.
- April 20, 2023
- 02:47 PM
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Google finds more Android, iOS zero-days used to install spyware
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains using Android, iOS, and Chrome zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets' devices.
- March 29, 2023
- 08:00 AM
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Google nukes 50,000 accounts pushing Chinese disinformation
Google's Threat Analysis Group terminated tens of thousands of accounts linked to a group known as "Dragonbridge" or "Spamouflage Dragon" that is disseminating pro-Chinese disinformation across multiple online platforms.
- January 26, 2023
- 01:17 PM
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Google: State hackers still exploiting Internet Explorer zero-days
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed today that a group of North Korean hackers tracked as APT37 exploited a previously unknown Internet Explorer vulnerability (known as a zero-day) to infect South Korean targets with malware.
- December 07, 2022
- 12:20 PM
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Google discovers Windows exploit framework used to deploy spyware
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has linked an exploit framework that targets now-patched vulnerabilities in the Chrome and Firefox web browsers and the Microsoft Defender security app to a Spanish software company.
- November 30, 2022
- 12:00 PM
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Google says former Conti ransomware members now attack Ukraine
Google says some former Conti cybercrime gang members, now part of a threat group tracked as UAC-0098, are targeting Ukrainian organizations and European non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
- September 07, 2022
- 07:00 AM
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Google: Iranian hackers use new tool to steal email from victims
State-sponsored Iranian hacking group Charming Kitten has been using a new tool to download email messages from targeted Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft Outlook accounts.
- August 23, 2022
- 07:00 AM
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Russian hackers use fake DDoS app to infect pro-Ukrainian activists
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), whose primary goal is to defend Google users from state-sponsored attacks, said today that Russian-backed threat groups are still focusing their attacks on Ukrainian organizations.
- July 19, 2022
- 01:06 PM
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Google blocked dozens of domains used by hack-for-hire groups
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has blocked dozens of malicious domains and websites used by hack-for-hire groups in attacks targeting high-risk targets worldwide.
- June 30, 2022
- 08:19 AM
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Spyware vendor works with ISPs to infect iOS and Android users
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed today that RCS Labs, an Italian spyware vendor, has received help from some Internet service providers (ISPs) to infect Android and iOS users in Italy and Kazakhstan with commercial surveillance tools.
- June 23, 2022
- 01:07 PM
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Google: Predator spyware infected Android devices using zero-days
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says that state-backed threat actors used five zero-day vulnerabilities to install Predator spyware developed by commercial surveillance developer Cytrox.
- May 22, 2022
- 10:00 AM
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Google: Chinese state hackers keep targeting Russian govt agencies
Google said today that a Chinese-sponsored hacking group linked to China's People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF) is targeting Russian government agencies.
- May 03, 2022
- 01:29 PM
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Google: Russian phishing attacks target NATO, European military
The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says more and more threat actors are now using Russia's war in Ukraine to target Eastern European and NATO countries, including Ukraine, in phishing and malware attacks.
- March 30, 2022
- 01:44 PM
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