Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Evil Corp cybercrime group (aka the Dridex gang Indrik Spider , the Dridex gang, and TA505 ) has been active in cybercrime activities since 2007. Evil Corp has recently launched a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from making ransom payments.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Experts from the US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) unit and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) uploaded the samples on the Virus Total online virus scan platform.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2024

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Insikt Group speculates the operation is aimed at influencing regional and military dynamics.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2020

According to a joint advisory issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and U.S. North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz intensified its operations since February, US CISA, Department of the Treasury, FBI, and USCYBERCOM warn.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The software also allow dragnet surveillance, according to the brochures presented at Milipol it is an updated copy of Eagle, the program ceded to Gaddafi in 2007. . The post French court indicted Nexa Technologies for complicity in acts of torture appeared first on Security Affairs. .” continues Télérama. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Intezer linked the attacks to a group operating under the APT28.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in August 2020.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

Winnti (aka APT41 , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly) is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. .” The attribution to the China-linked APT group is based on the analysis of the forensic artifacts. “The Cybereason research agrees with that assessment.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Trend Micro researchers speculate the group operates under the China-linked Winnti umbrella.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link].

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2019

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. TeamViewer is appalled by any criminal activity; however, the source of the problem, according to our research, is careless use, not a potential security breach on TeamViewer’s side.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers from Positive Technologies have uncovered a series of attacks conducted by a Chinese threat actor that aimed at organizations in Russia and Hong Kong. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new version of the ComRAT backdoor, also known as Agent.BTZ , which is a malware that was employed in past campaigns attributed to the Turla APT group. Researchers uncovered a new advanced variant of Turla’s ComRAT backdoor that leverages Gmail’s web interface as C2 infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

The group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. However, Volkskrant doesn’t exclude the involvement of another Russia-linked APT, the APT28 (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ).

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2019

“Your government is slow to develop, your state of cybersecurity is parodyous ,” wrote the hackers. “Upon reviewing the information, Capital has opened databases with more than 1 million rows containing PINs, names, addresses, and even earnings.” “Perhaps the biggest leak of personal data in Bulgaria. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

. “We will continue to enforce existing US and UN sanctions against North Korea and work with the international community to improve cybersecurity of financial networks.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2019

According to research conducted by experts at IssueMakersLab, since 2007 and up to 2018, North Korea linked attacks exploited a large number of zero-day flaws in commonly used ActiveX. Microsoft no longer supports ActiveX in Microsoft Edge, which is the default recommended default browser over Internet Explorer.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2023

The APT41 group, aka Winnti , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Lookout pointed out that APT41’s activity has not slowed down since recent indictments by the U.S. government.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Flags and the Dow logo at the main entrance of the Dow world headquarters complex is shown April 12, 2007 in Midland, Michigan. Not surprisingly, one of the first priorities Dow Jones focused on was providing employees secure access to the internet and company IT resources while they worked from home.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 17, 2021

FRISCO, Texas–( BUSINESS WIRE )–HITRUST today announced it is addressing the need for a continuously-relevant cybersecurity assessment that aligns and incorporates best practices and leverages the latest threat intelligence to maintain applicability with information security risks and emerging cyber threats, such as ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The APT41 group, aka Winnti , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. The attack took place in October 2022, threat actors sent phishing emails that contained links to a password-protected file hosted in Drive.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Paul speaks with Caleb Sima, the CSO of the online trading platform Robinhood, about his journey from teenage cybersecurity phenom and web security pioneer, to successful entrepreneur to an executive in the trenches of protecting high value financial services firms from cyberattacks. Read the whole entry. »

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 24, 2022

by Great American, a powerful cyber risk management platform that combines the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) driven, inside-out review of an organization’s cyber security posture with insights from continuous, external vulnerability scans and best-in-class cyber security ratings from SecurityScorecard.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2021

A taste of the latest release of QakBot – one of the most popular and mediatic trojan bankers active since 2007. The malware QakBot , also known as Qbot , Pinkslipbot , and Quakbot is a banking trojan that has been made headlines since 2007. About the author: Pedro Tavares.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2022

But for cybersecurity professionals, internet-connected medical devices are more likely to be top-of-mind. I tell them no, and here’s why,” said Matthew Clapham , a veteran product cybersecurity specialist. “In That doesn’t mean the risk is zero, noted Christos Sarris , a longtime information security analyst.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 20, 2021

As a security evangelist, you understand the necessity of adhering to a set of security requirements, but as a normal staff member, you can understand the frustration of your non-security coworkers. Is there ever such a thing as being a “normal” staff member after you have crossed into the elite world of information security?

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. Even medium and large businesses struggle to handle this threat, and that’s with dedicated security staff to help them. They called it Cyber Pearl Harbor.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

So, it's fitting that the theme for our 2024 conferences is "Legacies Untold: Revealing Cybersecurity's Hidden Figures." Information Security is no different. We celebrate their contributions to InfoSec, elevating everyone in the cybersecurity profession—today's heroes. Joe died in 2007.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Contrasting that is, perhaps, a more nuanced statement from Howard Schmidt, President Obama’s first cybersecurity czar, who said “We see people talking about the digital Pearl Harbor from the worms and Trojans and viruses. Vamosi: The slogan of the RSA Conference is “Where the World Talks Security,” and, in general.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2021

Let’s talk about cyber risk in the maritime and port setting to better understand Maritime Port cybersecurity. In order to better understand the evolutionary trend of worldwide shipping and port facilities from 2007 to present, it is necessary to talk again about cyber risk in the maritime and port setting.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Researchers from cybersecurity firm LAC uncovered a new cyberespionage campaign, tracked as RevivalStone, carried out by the China-linked APT group Winnti in March 2024. ” The APT group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers,the gang has been active since 2007.

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