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PREDATOR IN THE WIRES: Ahmed Eltantawy Targeted with Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions
PREDATOR IN THE WIRES: Ahmed Eltantawy Targeted with Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions
Between May and September 2023, former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy was targeted with Cytrox's Predator spyware via links sent on SMS and WhatsApp after Eltantawy publicly stated his plans to run for President in the 2024 Egyptian elections. As Egypt is a known customer of Cytrox's Predator spyware, and the spyware was delivered via network injection from a device located physically inside Egypt, we attribute the attack to the Egyptian government with high confidence.
#CitizenLab#EN#2023#spyware#Egypt#Predator#CVE-2023-41991#CVE-2023-41992#CVE-2023-41993
·citizenlab.ca·
PREDATOR IN THE WIRES: Ahmed Eltantawy Targeted with Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions
0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt
0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt
Last week Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), in partnership with The Citizen Lab, discovered an in-the-wild 0-day exploit chain for iPhones. Developed by the commercial surveillance vendor, Intellexa, this exploit chain is used to install its Predator spyware surreptitiously onto a device. In response, yesterday, Apple patched the bugs in iOS 16.7 and iOS 17.0.1 as CVE-2023-41991, CVE-2023-41992, CVE-2023-41993. This quick patching from Apple helps to better protect users and we encourage all iOS users to install them as soon as possible.
#Google#EN#2023#TAG#Apple#Android#CitizenLab#Predator#spyware#Intellexa#CVE-2023-41993#CVE-2023-41991#CVE-2023-41992#Exploit#Chain#0-days
·blog.google·
0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt
New Apple Zero-Days Exploited to Target Egyptian ex-MP with Predator Spyware
New Apple Zero-Days Exploited to Target Egyptian ex-MP with Predator Spyware
The three zero-day flaws addressed by Apple on September 21, 2023, were leveraged as part of an iPhone exploit chain in an attempt to deliver a spyware strain called Predator targeting former Egyptian member of parliament Ahmed Eltantawy between May and September 2023. "The targeting took place after Eltantawy publicly stated his plans to run for President in the 2024 Egyptian elections," the Citizen Lab said, attributing the attack with high confidence to the Egyptian government owing to it being a known customer of the commercial spying tool.
#thehackernews#EN#2023#0-day#0-days#Predator#Egypt#Apple#CitizenLab#CVE-2023-41991#CVE-2023-41992#CVE-2023-41993
·thehackernews.com·
New Apple Zero-Days Exploited to Target Egyptian ex-MP with Predator Spyware
Mercenary mayhem: A technical analysis of Intellexa's PREDATOR spyware
Mercenary mayhem: A technical analysis of Intellexa's PREDATOR spyware
We would like to thank The Citizen Lab for their cooperation, support and inputs into this research. * Commercial spyware use is on the rise, with actors leveraging these sophisticated tools to conduct surveillance operations against a growing number of targets. Cisco Talos has new details of a commercial spyware product sold by the spyware firm Intellexa (formerly known as Cytrox). * Our research specifically looks at two components of this mobile spyware suite known as “ALIEN” and “PREDATOR,” which compose the backbone of the spyware implant. Our findings include an in-depth walkthrough of the infection chain, including the implants’ various information-stealing capabilities. * A deep dive into both spyware components indicates that ALIEN is more than just a loader for PREDATOR and actively sets up the low-level capabilities needed for PREDATOR to spy on its victims. * We assess with high confidence that the spyware has two additional components — tcore (main component) and kmem (privilege escalation mechanic) — but we were unable to obtain and analyze these modules. * If readers suspect their system(s) may have been compromised by commercial spyware, please consider notifying Talos’ research team at talos-mercenary-spyware-help@external.cisco.com to assist in furthering the community’s knowledge of these threats.
#talosintelligence#EN#2023#PREDATOR#spyware#Intellexa#ALIEN#analysis#Android
·blog.talosintelligence.com·
Mercenary mayhem: A technical analysis of Intellexa's PREDATOR spyware
Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days
Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days
Spyware is sold to countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia. Smartphone malware sold to governments around the world can surreptitiously record voice calls and nearby audio, collect data from apps such as Signal and WhatsApp, and hide apps or prevent them from running upon device reboots, researchers from Cisco’s Talos security team have found.
#arstechnica#EN#2023#Smartphone#PREDATOR#0-days#spyware#Android
·arstechnica.com·
Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece
A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and officials with knowledge of the case.
#nytimes#EN#2023#spy#cyberespionage#U.S#Meta#Spyware#Predator
·nytimes.com·
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece
A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and officials with knowledge of the case.
#nytimes#EN#2023#spy#cyberespionage#U.S#Meta#Spyware#Predator
·nytimes.com·
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece