Temasec Malware Archives

Category Archives: Malware

US Citizen Hacked by Spyware

March 21 2023 By Bruce Schneier in Malware, Security

The New York Times is reporting that a US citizen’s phone was hacked by the Predator spyware.

A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust...
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Another Malware with Persistence

March 10 2023 By Bruce Schneier in China, Malware, Security

Here’s a piece of Chinese malware that infects SonicWall security appliances and survives firmware updates.

On Thursday, security firm Mandiant published a report that said threat actors with...
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BlackLotus Malware Hijacks Windows Secure Boot Process

March 8 2023 By Bruce Schneier in Malware, Security

Researchers have discovered malware that “can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced protections are enabled and running on fully updated versions of...

LastPass: Keylogger on home PC led to cracked corporate password vault

February 28 2023 By Paul Ducklin in Breach, Malware, Security

Seems the crooks implanted a keylogger via a vulnerable media app (LastPass politely didn't say which one!) on a developer's home computer.

Beware rogue 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play – don’t get hacked!

February 27 2023 By Paul Ducklin in Cryptography, Malware, Security

Even in Apple's and Google's "walled gardens", there are plenty of 2FA apps that are either dangerously incompetent, or unrepentantly malicious. (Or perhaps both.)

Beware rogue 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play – don’t get hacked!

February 27 2023 By Paul Ducklin in Cryptography, Malware, Security

Even in Apple's and Google's "walled gardens", there are plenty of 2FA apps that are either dangerously incompetent, or unrepentantly malicious. (Or perhaps both.)