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Unknown FinSpy Mac and Linux versions found in Egypt

Security Affairs

Since 2011 it was employed in attacks aimed at Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in many countries, including Bahrain, Ethiopia, UAE, and more. It extracts the binary for the relevant architecture in /tmp/udev2 and executes it. Below the infection chain for the FinSpy for Linux, descrived by the researchers. ” continues the analysis.

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NUVOLA: the new Cloud Security tool

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Still, with common configuration issues and other vulnerabilities becoming commonplace in AWS architecture, it’s important to understand how bad actors could exploit our environments by understanding the most common AWS privilege escalations used. Cloud Security Context. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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DePriMon downloader uses a never seen installation technique

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According to a report published by Symantec in 2017, Longhorn is a North American hacking group that has been active since at least 2011. “ DePriMon is an unusually advanced downloader whose developers have put extra effort into setting up the architecture and crafting the critical components,” ESET concludes.

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Ready to move to the cloud? Here’s what you need to do when vetting service providers

SC Magazine

Visitors crowd a cloud computing presentation at the CeBIT technology trade fair on March 2, 2011 in Hanover, Germany. Security pros have a lot on their plate dealing with all the breaches and vulnerabilities thrown at them every day. Randy Vickers, chief information security officer for the U.S.

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Chinese APT Tropic Trooper target air-gapped military Networks in Asia

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The Tropic Trooper APT that has been active at least since 2011, it was first spotted in 2015 by security experts at Trend Micro when it targeted government ministries and heavy industries in Taiwan and the military in the Philippines. “tracert -h 8 8.8.8.8”

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Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov

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“There was no allegation or evidence that any unauthorized access to customers’ video occurred as a result of the architecture.” The payment settles litigation that had originally been brought in 2011.” ” explained Mark Chandler, Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer.

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China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign

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Justice Department (DoJ) indicted four members of the China-linked cyber espionage group APT40 (aka TEMP.Periscope , TEMP.Jumper , and Leviathan ) for hacking tens of government organizations, private businesses and universities around the world between 2011 and 2018.