Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 9, 2020

FireEye was hacked by — they believe — “a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities”: During our investigation to date, we have found that the attacker targeted and accessed certain Red Team assessment tools that we use to test our customers’ security. government builds purpose-made digital weapons.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Department of Agriculture, was among the affected organizations, raising fears that data on thousands of government employees may have been compromised. […]. In other words, the same sloppy and corrupt practices that allowed this massive cybersecurity hack made Bravo a billionaire.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Killnet hacking group of Russia is suspected to have disrupted around 20 government websites related to the Japanese government. But the role of Killnet hacking group that is being sponsored by Kremlin is yet to be found out.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 16, 2023

Permalink The post BSides Sofia 2023 – Vasil Velichkov – Hacking Attacks Against Government Institutions appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to BSides Sofia for publishing their presenter’s tremendous BSides Sofia 2023 content on the organizations’ YouTube channel.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.” The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 10, 2022

The post Russian Government Sites Hacked appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Cybercriminals often manipulate hardware or software during the manufacturing stage to implant rootkits or tie in hardware-based spying elements. Attackers can later use these implants to attack the organization they’re after. […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2022

A newly detected hacking group named Aoquin Dragon from China has been found infiltrating servers from Southeast Asia and Australia. The post Aoquin Dragon from China hacking Australian Government Servers appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Ukrainian government networks were infected via trojanized ISO files posing as legitimate Windows 10 installers and several governmental institutions were hacked. The post Ukrainian Government Hacked Through Malicious Windows ISO Files appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

government partners, CISA, Treasury, FBI, and USCYBERCOM identified malware and indicators of compromise (IOCs) used by the North Korean government in an automated teller machine (ATM) cash-out scheme­ -- referred to by the U.S. Government as "FASTCash 2.0: Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). Working with U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

But now, here’s a news story where US employees were found hacking for foreign government. The highlight in this news is that all those who were serving foreign governments were caught guilty and were penalized by the United States Intelligence Community last week.

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 14, 2020

government instructed all of its civilian agencies to immediately shut off various popular network and system management products being exploited as part of an ongoing cyberattack. Believed to be among the many victims are the Treasury Department, the Commerce Department, and the cybersecurity firm, FireEye.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 12, 2021

State Department employees were hacked with spyware from the infamous NSO Group, and details on a bizarre story about a mother and daughter that face 16 years in prison for […]. The post Life360 Selling Location Data, NSO Group Spyware Hacks Government Employees, Homecoming Queen Contest Hacked appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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The Hacker News

JULY 1, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of ongoing attacks coordinated by a suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor targeting the Afghanistan government as part of an espionage campaign that may have had its provenance as far back as 2014.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 35-year-old hacker was performing ransomware attacks while working as an IT staff member for the Canadian government. The post Canadian Government IT Employee Sentenced to Prison for Hacking appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The Netwalker Ransomware Gang The NetWalker ransomware gang […].

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

In each incident, the intruders have left behind a “web shell,” an easy-to-use, password-protected hacking tool that can be accessed over the Internet from any browser. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two cybersecurity experts who’ve briefed U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency penetrated in February, via vuln in Ivanti. The post Irony of Ironies: CISA Hacked — ‘by China’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Free rides and traffic jams: U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 27, 2021

Fujitsu, an IT services firm from Japan was recently targeted by cybercriminals stealing sensitive data belonging to government offices says a report released by NHK- a Japan-based media resource. . The post Japan government servers hacked and data stolen appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The US government issued sanctions against six Iranian government officials linked to cyberattacks against critical infrastructure organizations. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) is an organization within the Iranian government responsible for cybersecurity and cyber warfare.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

The FBI revealed that foreign hackers compromised the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting flaws in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that an APT group had breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 6, 2021

cybersecurity, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies, announced earlier this week that Russia was “likely” responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds data breach. The post US Government: Russia “Likely” Behind SolarWinds Breach appeared first on Adam Levin.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Recently leaked documents from Chinese cybersecurity firm i-SOON provide an unprecedented look at China's extensive state-sponsored hacking operations. government." Experts agree that China's state-sponsored hacking remains a serious national security threat that requires greater cooperation and investment to address.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Details on the F12 “hacking” incident of the Missouri state education website and the foolish response from the Missouri governor, Over 30 countries (except China and Russia) meet to fight ransomware globally, and the FBI’s warning about fake unemployment benefit websites. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Gov.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 7, 2019

I know there's a lot of politics associated with this story, but concentrate on the cybersecurity aspect for a moment. The cell phones of a thousand Brazilians, including senior government officials, was hacked -- seemingly by actors much less sophisticated than rival governments.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Treasury and Commerce Departments were reportedly compromised by a supply chain attack on SolarWinds , a security vendor that helps the federal government and a range of Fortune 500 companies monitor the health of their IT networks. Communications at the U.S. HF 5 through 2020.2.1, released between March 2020 and June 2020.” ”

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

The government sought a court order (under the All Writs Act — an 18th century statute) compelling Apple to develop and. The post Jailbreak or Jail – Is Hacking for the Government A Crime? However, the phone was “locked” using proprietary hardware and software from Apple. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2022

Threat actors hacked Russian federal agencies’ websites in a supply chain attack involving the compromise of a stats widget. Some Russian federal agencies’ websites were compromised in a supply chain attack, threat actors compromised the stats widget used to track the number of visitors by several government agencies.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 15, 2020

federal government and Fortune 500 firms to monitor the health of their IT networks. FireEye didn’t explicitly say its own intrusion was the result of the SolarWinds hack, but the company confirmed as much to KrebsOnSecurity earlier today. 14 filing with the U.S. Also on Dec. Treasury and Commerce departments.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

APT31 (aka Zirconium) is a China-linked APT group that was involved in multiple cyber espionage operations, it made the headlines recently after Check Point Research team discovered that the group used a tool dubbed Jian, which is a clone of NSA Equation Group ‘s “EpMe” hacking tool, years before it was leaked online by Shadow Brokers hackers.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

A new cyberespionage group targeting hotels, governments, and private businesses all over the world has been recently spotted by cybersecurity specialists at ESET. The post FamousSparrow Hacking Group Is Targeting Hotels, Companies, and Governments Everywhere appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It appears to be a retaliation attack on the federal government of America by Russia, as Lockbit is a ransomware gang operating for Kremlin. And might have chosen the digital path to corner the Biden led government for arresting Mikhail Vasiliev, who led the malware spread campaign on a global note, before arrest.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 24, 2024

This triggered a surge in Bitcoin's price before the SEC quickly debunked the post and attributed it to a hack. Notably, the @SECGov account had two-factor authentication (MFA) disabled due to access issues for six months before the hack. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2024

The post Ticketmaster Hack Ticks Off 560M Customers in 1.3TB Breach appeared first on Security Boulevard. What we know so far: A Ticketmaster AWS instance was penetrated by unknown perpetrators; “ShinyHunters” is selling stolen data on their behalf. Don’t forget to add the hidden 5% fee to the ransom.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

China-linked threat actors breached government organizations worldwide with attacks exploiting Barracuda ESG zero-day. Almost one out of three affected organizations were government agencies, a circumstance that suggests that the attacks were carried out as part of a cyber espionage campaign. reads the report published by Mandiant.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The email systems of several government agencies including the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce were breached and monitored by foreign actors most likely connected to the Russian government, the Trump administration acknowledged December 13, 2020. The company’s customers include all five branches of the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. ”] Kislitsin was hired by Group-IB in January 2013, nearly six months after the Formspring hack. Department of Justice.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Underpaid, overworked and angry: Whistleblower in hacker contractor firm for Chinese government blows lid off tactics, techniques and procedures. The post PRC State Hacking: ‘Chinese Edward Snowden’ Spills I‑Soon Secrets in Huge Dump of TTPs appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 19, 2021

Government says cybersecurity failures were many within failed January hack of U.S. Census Bureau systems.

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