Government Employee Phones Hacked, Cryptocurrency Scams On The Rise - ThreatWire (AUDIO ONLY) (Patreon)

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Spyware was found on government employee phones, several popular routers are riddled with flaws, and cryptocurrency scams are on the rise! All that coming up now on ThreatWire.

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Links:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-us-state-department-phones-hacked-with-israeli-company-spyware-sources-2021-12-03/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-state-dept-employees-phones-hacked-using-nso-spyware/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dggxk/us-state-department-employees-targeted-with-nso-group-malware

https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/11/commerce-adds-nso-group-and-other-foreign-companies-entity-list

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/iphones-of-us-diplomats-hacked-using-0-click-exploits-from-embattled-nso/

https://threatpost.com/pegasus-spyware-state-department-iphones/176779/

https://www.iot-inspector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Chip-IoT-Inspector-Router-Sicherheit-Test.pdf

https://www.iot-inspector.com/blog/extracting-decryption-keys-dlink/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nine-wifi-routers-used-by-millions-were-vulnerable-to-226-flaws/

https://www.iot-inspector.com/blog/router-security-check-2021/

https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/hackers-steal-200-million-worth-of.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvewk/hackers-steal-dollar150m-from-crypto-exchange-billed-as-most-trusted

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpp4n/hackers-steal-dollar119m-from-web3-crypto-project-with-old-school-attack

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxxe7/received-some-random-cryptocurrency-it-might-be-a-phishing-scam

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/what-to-do-if-your-bitcoin-ether-or-other-cryptocurrency-gets-stolen/

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