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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Microsoft warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts. The vulnerability is a Microsoft Outlook spoofing vulnerability that can lead to an authentication bypass. ” reads trhe announcement published by DKWOC.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Researchers discovered a new info stealer dubbed SYS01 stealer targeting critical government infrastructure and manufacturing firms. “The threat actors behind the campaign are targeting Facebook business accounts by using Google ads and fake Facebook profiles that promote things like games, adult content, and cracked software, etc.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

” Airbus has apparently confirmed the cybercriminal’s account to the threat intelligence firm Hudson Rock , which determined that the Airbus credentials were stolen after a Turkish airline employee infected their computer with a prevalent and powerful info-stealing trojan called RedLine. government inboxes. Microsoft Corp.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard. Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 7, 2023

A bunch of networks, including US Government networks , have been hacked by the Chinese. The hackers used forged authentication tokens to access user email, using a stolen Microsoft Azure account consumer signing key. Congress wants answers. Master signing keys are not supposed to be left around, waiting to be stolen.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication. Here are the key takeaways: Lower-tier hacks. No organization wants to find itself having to recover from a devastating ransomware hack – or dealing with an unauthorized intruder who has usurped control of its operational systems. SMBs today face a daunting balancing act.

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Adam Levin

JULY 15, 2020

The personal Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Warren Buffett in addition to the official corporate accounts of Apple, Uber, and Cash were hijacked for several hours July 15 in an apparent Bitcoin scam. All Bitcoin sent to the address below will be sent back doubled!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

How better key management can close cloud security gaps troubling US government (Part 1 of 2) sparsh Tue, 11/28/2023 - 05:20 Bruce Schneier recently blogged : A bunch of networks, including US Government networks , have been hacked by the Chinese. But “negligent security practices” are not a new concern for the US Government.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 12, 2022

KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information on their targets. The DEA declined to comment on the validity of the claims, issuing only a brief statement in response.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. The Chinese government is well known for its censorship– and frequent harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists. Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

State Department accounts, a Senate staffer told Reuters this week. State Department IT officials, officials told lawmakers that threat actors stole at least 60,000 emails from a 1 total of 10 State Department accounts. The accounts belong to State Department officials who were working in East Asia, the Pacific, and Europe.

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Adam Levin

JULY 15, 2020

The personal Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Warren Buffett in addition to the official corporate accounts of Apple, Uber, and Cash were hijacked for several hours July 15 in an apparent Bitcoin scam. All Bitcoin sent to the address below will be sent back doubled!

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. co saying he could be hired to perform fake EDRs on targets at will, provided the account was recently active.

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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. commercial and government interests.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2024

North Korea-linked APT groups Lazarus , Andariel , and Kimsuky hacked multiple defense companies in South Korea, reported the National Police Agency. The state-sponsored hackers hacked into the subcontractors of defense companies by exploiting vulnerabilities in the targeted systems and deployed malware. concludes the advisory.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Microsoft revealed that the Chinese group Storm-0558 stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump. Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and were observed conducting cyberespionage, data theft, and credential access attacks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2021

The US revealed that threat actors bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) authentication protocols to compromise cloud service accounts. Government experts confirmed that the threat actors initially attempted brute force logins on some accounts without success. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Golang-based worm).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are often unaware of the risks they take on, which can include hacking, fraud, phishing, and more. To protect against these attacks, businesses need to implement a wide range of strong API security measures such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and vulnerability scanning. Related: Using employees as human sensors.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2020

Any Indian DigiLocker Account Could’ve Been Accessed Without Password. The Indian Government fixed a flaw in the secure document wallet service Digilocker that could have potentially allowed anyone’s access without password. It also provides 1GB storage space to each account to upload scanned copies of legacy documents.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

federal government to hijack and tamper with government domain name entries. ” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. Hackers posing as Coincheck.com employees contacted the company’s customers and requested their account credentials. What Can Be Done?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. The cybersecurity researchers observed threat actors obtaining initial access to organizations through a virtual private network (VPN) service without multifactor authentication (MFA) configured.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. 9, 2024, U.S. Twilio disclosed in Aug. According to an Aug.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

According to coordinated reports published by FireEye and Pulse Secure , two hacking groups have exploited a new zero-day vulnerability in Pulse Secure VPN equipment to break into the networks of US defense contractors and government organizations worldwide. “A vulnerability was discovered under Pulse Connect Secure (PCS).

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

The SBU said they found on Sanix’s computer records showing he sold databases with “logins and passwords to e-mail boxes, PIN codes for bank cards, e-wallets of cryptocurrencies, PayPal accounts, and information about computers hacked for further use in botnets and for organizing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Government policymakers decided in the 1990s to promote inherently insecure, nascent Internet technology to be the world’s primary global information infrastructure for all the world’s communications, content, and commerce. Government policymakers decided in the 1990s to de facto nationally abdicate governing online.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

They obtained the data by hacking any one of the hundreds of companies you entrust with the data­ -- and you have no visibility into those companies' security practices, and no recourse when they lose your data. Enable two-factor authentication for all important accounts whenever possible.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2023

Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and were observed conducting cyberespionage, data theft, and credential access attacks. The attackers forged authentication tokens to access user email using an acquired Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key. No customer action is required.”

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

An email server containing “sensitive but unclassified” data belonging to the State Department was breached, the government agency announced earlier this month. Two-factor authentication is a legal requirement and also considered a bare minimum protocol for cybersecurity protection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

. “Starting in January 2024, a threat actor performed reconnaissance of our networks, exploited one of our Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) through two Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day vulnerabilities , and skirted past our multi-factor authentication using session hijacking. ” reads a post published by the organization on Medium.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Korea attempts to use generative AI for hacking attacks: spy agency Cybersecurity Is artificial intelligence the solution to cyber security threats? Pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center Participants earned more than $1.3M

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Malwarebytes

JULY 18, 2023

Microsoft is getting criticized for the way in which it handled a serious security incident that allowed a suspected Chinese espionage group to access user email from approximately 25 organizations, including government agencies and related consumer accounts in the public cloud.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

The last couple weeks have brought a few discussions on the topic of multifactor authentication or MFA (sometimes also referred to as 2FA or two factor authentication). These discussions have been driven by the SEC’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account being hacked in order to goose the price of Bitcoin.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

This week the Anonymous hacker collective claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia and stole accessed 35,000 documents. Anonymous hacks Russia's Central Bank and more than 35,000 files will be exposed in 48 hours. Anonymous hacks Russia's Central Bank and more than 35,000 files will be exposed in 48 hours.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The authentication process via German eID cards with RFID chips is flawed, an attacker could impersonate any other citizen. The nightmare comes true, the authentication process via German eID cards with RFID chips is flawed and a flaw could allow an attacker to allow identity spoofing and changing the date of birth. tax service).

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2020

government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. 3, and said it learned about the flaw from the NSA. ” Also on Dec.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” continues the report. .

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