Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

CISA warned that nation-state actors are exploiting flaws in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN and Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that nation-state actors are exploiting security vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN and Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since. The SolarWinds software that is used by thousands of federal government agencies and corporations in the US and aboard was hacked. Early this year, we leant about a hack into a municipal water filtration system in Florida.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2023

. “Chinese cyberspies, exploiting a fundamental gap in Microsoft’s cloud, hacked email accounts at the Commerce and State departments, including that of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo — whose agency has imposed stiff export controls on Chinese technologies that Beijing has denounced as a malicious attempt to suppress its companies.”

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I could decipher some of the technical language that Greenwald had difficulty with, and understand the context and importance of various document. And I talked about it with my partner, especially when Miranda was detained three days before my departure. His response: “Trust me when I say you have no idea.”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

Pavel Vrublevsky , founder of the Russian payment technology firm ChronoPay and the antagonist in my 2014 book “ Spam Nation ,” was arrested in Moscow this month and charged with fraud. A Google-translated snippet of the hacked ChronoPay Confluence installation. The latest document in the hacked archive is dated April 2021.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

In this blog, we take a deeper dive into the continuingly aggressive role Nation States will play in 2022. We began to see some nation state groups using platforms like LinkedIn to target executives, more specifically targeting the defense and aerospace industry. It’s important to understand the threat and what is happening.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2024

national mainstream news. To the doctors and their teams, it feels like they're battling a huge threat they can't see nor understand. They're being accused of failing to protect millions of people's personal data from last month's hack of Change Healthcare. You might not have because this fact is wildly underreported in the U.S.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

After two major hearings on Solarigate, one domestic policy proposal grabbed the spotlight: requiring organizations to alert the government to major cyber incidents in the interest of national security. SC Media spoke to legal, government and security experts to understand the obstacles and potential solutions. Progress toward a bill.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

The Decoy Dog is a cohesive toolkit that implements a number of highly unusual characteristics, which make it easy to identify when examining its domains on a DNS level. Its wide array of capabilities was appreciated and used by nation-state actors such as the China-linked APT group Earth Berberoka. ” concludes the report.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

We also consider privacy laws to ensure you understand your rights. This will help you understand what data is private and what you can consider public information. When it comes to your name and surname, things get complicated. What Is Privacy Data? Credit card details. Login information for online accounts you have.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

His news analysis columns, podcasts, and videos are crafted to foster a useful understanding of complex privacy and cybersecurity developments for company decision-makers and individual citizens — for the greater good. Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.)

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. We don’t indiscriminately violate the privacy of ordinary citizens.”

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2022

Provided these accusations are true, the disclosure shows a side of Twitter that poses a threat to its own users' personal information, to company shareholders, to national security, and to democracy. Zatko first came to national attention in 1998 when he took part in the first congressional hearings on cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 15, 2020

Especially when the things they attack could harm the world. Hacked supercomputer denies access to COVID-19 scientists. Which is why the recent hack on the system was so discouraging: "On May 11, attackers exploited ARCHER's login nodes, forcing the EPCC Systems team to disable access to the system. ARCHER is a U.K.-based

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SC Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

Part of this preparedness means understanding how potential legislation could reshape cybersecurity efforts. The SolarWinds hack brought the need for federal mandates on third-party vendors and suppliers to light in an unprecedented way. How Cybersecurity Measures Taken During the Obama Presidency Could Shape Biden’s Strategy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

CrowdStrike attributed the attack with high confidence to North Korean nation-state actor Labyrinth Chollima (aka Nickel Academy), a sub-cluster within the Lazarus Group. CrowdStrike has attributed the attack to a North Korean nation-state actor known as Labyrinth Chollima, a sub-cluster within the Lazarus Group.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Therefore, it is crucial to understand what hackers are planning to do with your data and take proactive measures to protect it. By understanding their motivations, we can better comprehend the risks and develop effective strategies to protect ourselves. In today’s digital age, the threat of data breaches is a constant concern.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Zero-day exploits are essential weapons in the arsenal of nation-state actors and cybercrime groups. Zero-days are the most expensive flaws advertised on cybercriminal underground and hacking forums, however, older vulnerabilities remain highly valuable to crooks. money laundering).” ” continues the study.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The access was first blocked via national provider Turk Telecom (AS9121), but later other service providers applied the government restrictions. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Turkey). Major social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, were not reachable since 11:30 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. ”added Netblocks.

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SC Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

While still early, some researchers view the reported hacking into Fujitsu’s ProjectWEB software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform as as a nation-state attack not unlike the one that targeted the SolarWinds supply chain. and likely additional funding for national cybersecurity in Japan.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2021

By patiently slipping past the best cybersecurity systems money can buy and evading detection for 16 months, the perpetrators of the SolarWinds hack reminded us just how much heavy lifting still needs to get done to make digital commerce as secure as it needs to be. By and large, the same thing they did when Operation Aurora hit.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2021

DanderSpritz made the headlines on April 14, 2017, when it was leaked by the Shadow Broker hacking group along with other tools and exploits belonging to NSA’s arsenal. The leak was by the experts as “ Lost in Translation ” leak. . ” reads the analysis published by Check Point.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

As part of this mindset, more consumers are subscribing to a personal VPN service which they use to shield themselves from disinformation sweeps and to protect themselves from Covid 19-related hacks and scams. I first encountered consumer VPNs back in 2013, when I interviewed the founders of Hotspot Shield and TunnelBear for this news story.

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Javvad Malik

OCTOBER 29, 2020

There’s often a lot of debate as to what the best security or hacking movie is. Even when they move on from roles, they remember all the people they worked with and engage in some friendly banter. Many people talk about Hackers, or Sneakers, or try and slip Mr Robot into the mix. But they are all way way waaaaay off the mark.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Lawfulness: AI applications will be developed and used in accordance with national and international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, as applicable. This includes verification, assessment and validation mechanisms at either a NATO and/or national level. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

What comes to mind when you think of cyber criminals? The JCDC has seen the benefits of collaboration for exigent risks (such as the heightened awareness and protection related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Log4Shell vulnerability) but sees a remaining gap when it comes to imminent risk.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

When it comes to nation-state hackers, Russian and Chinese operations are always in the limelight. Microsoft, for instance, just released the 2021 Digital Defense Report pointing a finger at Russia as making up 58% of all nation-state cyberattack incidents observed by the corporation.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

National authorities are investigating the incident with the help of cybersecurity experts. “We It will take time to understand the full implications of this breach and we are working with system users whose information may have been accessed,”. SecurityAffairs – hacking, New Zealand central bank). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has published new guidance for organizations for combatting telephone and SMS fraud. When communication via SMS, the NCSC recommends: Use a five-digit number instead of a regular phone number. Understand who is providing your telephony services and the call routes they are using.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 27, 2023

Background NotPetya first emerged in June 2017, when it quickly spread across various countries, primarily targeting organizations in Ukraine. This exploit, originally developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and later leaked by a hacking group called Shadow Brokers, allowed for remote code execution without user interaction.

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SC Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

Hack the Capitol is the yearly stand-alone event from ICS Village, a touring industrial security education group most often seen bringing hands-on control systems demonstrations to security conferences. What is ICS Village trying to accomplish with Hack the Capitol? That’s fundamentally what Hack The Capitol is all about.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 10, 2019

Related: Marriott suffers massive breach We now know, thanks to reporting from cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs, that the Wipro hack was a multi-month intrusion and likely the work of a nation-state backed threat actor. These attacks can inflict a tremendous amount of harm if not detected and remediated.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 13, 2021

. “Today’s court-authorized removal of the malicious web shells demonstrates the department’s commitment to disrupt hacking activity using all of our legal tools, not just prosecutions,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers in a statement. “I can’t recall ever seeing anything like it.”

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

When Snow was writing, the two cultures theory was largely an interesting societal observation. It can be hacked in new ways, giving attackers from criminals and nation states new capabilities to disrupt and harm. The essay was influential -- but 60 years later, nothing has changed. Today, it's a crisis.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

At this point, there is no logging available to the organization to confirm which accounts the threat actor targeted for email collection and when. At this point, there is no logging available to the organization to confirm which accounts the threat actor targeted for email collection and when. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Cozy Bear).

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

We've all since watched enough crime shows to understand that fingerprints are unique personal biometric attributes and to date, no two people have ever been found to have a matching set. Google around for "fingerprint scanner hack" and you'll find plenty of material. because you can. That is all. And fingerprints?

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

As important as they are, however, about 52 percent of people still use the same passwords across multiple accounts and 24 percent use a variation of common passwords that are easy to hack. So it helps to understand how they do it so you can prevent account takeover and other forms of identity theft. How to Avoid Credential Stuffing?

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