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U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer

Krebs on Security

Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were integrating software that sends visitor data to a Russian company called Pushwoosh , which claims to be based in the United States. state of Delaware, where it is registered, an omission which could violate state law,” Reuters reported.

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Smooth Cybercriminals: Google Warns of Iran-Backed APT Hackers

SecureWorld News

When it comes to nation-state hackers, Russian and Chinese operations are always in the limelight. Microsoft, for instance, just released the 2021 Digital Defense Report pointing a finger at Russia as making up 58% of all nation-state cyberattack incidents observed by the corporation.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Dashboards clearly state the quantity and types of indicators of compromise (IoCs) and also provide Pulses to quickly summarize threats and their impact. As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors.

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APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. It's estimated that within the first year, over half the homes in the United States had spark meters installed. He joins The Hacker Mind to talk about his journey, about mesh networks, and even glitching. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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Happy 10th anniversary & Kali's story.so far

Kali Linux

It was a government contract, and he was not allowed to bring in his own laptop nor allowed to install any software on their machines. Today we want to celebrate Kali’s 10th anniversary! Time has flown. And gosh, a lot has changed since then! They grow up so fast! Yesterday is History: The Past How did we get to where we are today?

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Advanced threat predictions for 2023

SecureList

Last June, Google’s TAG team released a blog post documenting attacks on Italian and Kazakh users that they attribute to RCS Lab, an Italian offensive software vendor. While the geopolitical landscape has durably shifted, cyberattacks remain a constant threat and show no signs of receding – quite the contrary.

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