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Winnti Group was planning a devastating supply-chain attack against Asian manufacturer

Security Affairs

Winnti Group is back with a new modular Win backdoor that was used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer. The PortReuse backdoor has a modular architecture, experts discovered that its components are separate processes that communicate through named pipes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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New HiatusRAT campaign targets Taiwan and U.S. military procurement system

Security Affairs

In this latest campaign, our investigation also uncovered prebuilt Hiatus binaries that target new architectures such as Arm, Intel 80386, and x86-64 and previously targeted architectures such as MIPS, MIPS64, and i386.” ” reads the report published by Black Lotus Labs. ” continues the report. 57 155.138.213[.]169

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Updated Kmsdx botnet targets IoT devices

Security Affairs

KmsdBot supports multiple architectures, including as Winx86, Arm64, and mips64, x86_64, and does not stay persistent to avoid detection. The malicious code was used in attacks targeting multiple sectors including the gaming industry, technology industry, and luxury car manufacturers.

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GUEST ESSAY: In pursuit of smarter cybersecurity — to overcome complex risks and grow revenue

The Last Watchdog

Smarter security is the rising tide that lifts all ships. As all parts of an organization overlap with security, an increase in one allows benefits in others. About the essayist: Chris Reffkin is chief information security officer at cybersecurity software and services provider Fortra.

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SPOTLIGHT: Women in Cybersecurity

McAfee

Please join McAfee, AWS, and our customers to discuss the impact women are having on information security in the cloud. These remarkable women represent multiple roles in cloud and security, from technical leadership through executive management. Chief Information Security Officer. Can’t make it? Collins Aerospace.

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Czech cyber-security agency warns over Huawei, ZTE security threat

Security Affairs

The Chinese nightmare is rapidly spreading among European countries, now a Czech cyber-security agency is warning against using the equipment manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE because they pose a threat to state security. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Android devices shipped with backdoored firmware as part of the BADBOX network

Security Affairs

Human Security identified a supply chain of a Chinese manufacturer that was compromised to backdoor the firmware of several products delivered to resellers, physical retail stores and e-commerce warehouses. Products containing the malicious backdoor have been found on public school networks throughout the United States.

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