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CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008

Security Affairs

” The US-linked hackers targeted the Chinese organizations between September 2008 and June 2019. Qihoo 360′ findings are consistent with the results of the analysis carried out by other cybersecurity firms, such as Kaspersky and Symantec, that tracked the CIA hacking unit as Lamberts and Longhorn , respectively.

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Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 today

Malwarebytes

Based on the company's page for the ESU program, the following Microsoft products will also end their ESU support on January 10: Windows Server 2008/R2. Windows Server Embedded 2008/R2. Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2. Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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PlugX malware deleted from thousands of systems by FBI

Malwarebytes

PlugX has been around since at least 2008 but is under constant development. We dont just report on threatswe remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. With the remote access it provides criminals, it is often used to spy on users and plant additional malware on interesting systems.

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Chinese Supply-Chain Attack on Computer Systems

Schneier on Security

It’s been going on since at least 2008. From the current Bloomberg story: Mike Quinn, a cybersecurity executive who served in senior roles at Cisco Systems Inc. It’s also the philosophy behind much of the cybersecurity industry today: systems watching one another, looking for vulnerabilities and signs of attack.

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Microsoft: Attackers Exploiting ‘ZeroLogon’ Windows Flaw

Krebs on Security

DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) said in the directive that it expected imminent exploitation of the flaw — CVE-2020-1472 and dubbed “ZeroLogon” — because exploit code which can be used to take advantage of it was circulating online. Microsoft’s warning comes just days after the U.S.

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Cyber Threats: The Financial System’s Top Risk

CyberSecurity Insiders

During an interview on CBS News’ 60 Minutes, Powell said cyber risks surpass even the types of lending and liquidity risks that led to the Great Recession in 2008. The chances of a financial collapse akin to 2008 are “very low,” he said. ISC)² estimates the cybersecurity skills gap is now about 3 million worldwide.

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The Dangers of AI Acceleration: Why a Deregulatory Stance Threatens Humanity

Jane Frankland

Everyone’s talking about AI aren’t they, and when I gave a keynote on Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity recently, I relayed how the rise of AI has brought us to a pivotal moment in historya moment brimming with both extraordinary opportunity and unparalleled risk. AI amplifies these risks exponentially.

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