Tag: remote code execution
Facebook’s “Project Ghostbusters” Discovered to Spy on Snapchat Traffic – March 27th
A federal court in California earlier this week released documents that revealed Facebook's 2016 "Project Ghostbusters" campaign. The campaign was designed to mine Snapchat user data to understand their behavior better. The project was a part of Facebook's In-App Action Panel (IAPP) program, which used techniques to intercept and decrypt encrypted app traffic from Snapchat and, later, from YouTube and Amazon.
CISA and FBI Release IOCs Associated with Androxgh0st Malware – January 17th
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) containing the Indicators of Compromise (IOC) associated with the Androxgh0st malware. The joint CSA also contained the dangerous Androxgh0st malware tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with the malware's threat actors. The malware establishes a botnet for victim identification, exploits vulnerable networks, targets the theft of sensitive data, and may lead to remote code execution.