Chapter 3
The smarter your device, the harder it would be for you to outsmart it.
ZOMFG
Usually spelled entirely in caps, this abbreviation originates from the typo
you get when you strike the shift key in order to type OMFG, but you miss
and hit the z instead. From here:
Infect your phone with WhatsApp message
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/05/whatsapp-vulnerability-exploited-to-infect-phones-with-israeli-spyware/
- https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-whatsapp-virus.html
BusyBox
A lightweight software suite with a set of Linux/Unix commands that is used in embedded devices (list: https://busybox.net/products.html). Can be downloaded and executed as a single binary (size ~1 MB).
Learn more:
BusyBox malware
Masha explains it pretty well: there are pieces of malware that can be executed on systems running BusyBox.
Learn more:
- https://www.csoonline.com/article/2848606/bash-malware-targets-embedded-devices-running-busybox.html
- https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/search/busybox
- https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/blog/attacking-busybox-small-gaulish-village
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASHLITE
Stalkerware
Monitoring software or spyware that is used for stalking. The term was coined when people started to widely use commercial spyware to spy on their spouses or intimate partners.
Learn more:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalkerware
- https://stopstalkerware.org/what-is-stalkerware/
- https://securelist.com/the-state-of-stalkerware-in-2019/93634/
Executive order 12333
Executive Order 12333, signed on December 4, 1981 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, was an Executive Order intended to extend powers and responsibilities of U.S. intelligence agencies and direct the leaders of U.S. federal agencies to co-operate fully with CIA requests for information.
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