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FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

Krebs on Security

The FEC’s ruling comes in response to a petition by California-based Area 1 Security , whose core offering focuses on helping clients detect and block phishing attacks. Last year, the FEC granted a similar exemption to Microsoft Corp.

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Google warns of APT28 attack attempts against 14,000 Gmail users

Security Affairs

Google warned more than 14,000 Gmail users that they have been the target of nation-state spear-phishing campaigns. Shane Huntley, the head of the Threat Analysis Group (TAG), wrote on Twitter that his group had sent an above-average batch of government-backed security warnings. . . SecurityAffairs – hacking, spear-phishing).

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Recipe for Cybersecurity Success in the Restaurant Industry

SecureWorld News

Wendy's (2015-2016): The restaurant chain experienced a significant breach affecting over 1,000 locations, with customer payment card data compromised. Dunkin' Donuts (2015-2018): The company faced multiple credential stuffing attacks that led to unauthorized access to customer accounts. Subway U.K. 2020): The sandwich chain's U.K.

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Google reveals that foreign hackers are already targeting Trump and Biden campaigns

Security Affairs

Google TAG revealed that China-linked cyberespionage group APT31 is targeting Biden campaign staff, while the Iran-linked APT35 group is targeting Trump campaign staff with spear-phishing attacks. This is a major disclosure of potential cyber-enabled influence operations, just as we saw in 2016.

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Nation-State Actors Phishing Trump and Biden Campaigns

SecureWorld News

And according to Shane Huntley , Head of TAG, the team recently uncovered some vital security intel regarding the 2020 U.S. saw China APT group targeting Biden campaign staff & Iran APT targeting Trump campaign staff with phishing. When SecureWorld covered Russia's hack of the DNC, we noted that Russia used similar tactics in 2016.