Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2023

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against four entities and one individual for their role in malicious cyber operations conducted to support the government of North Korea. The sanctioned entities conducted operations to steal funds to support the military strategy of the regime.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2022

The group targeted government and military organizations in Ukraine. In December 2019, the APT group targeted several Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement. The messages use the HTML-file “War criminals of the Russian Federation.htm” as attachment.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

First, Russia targeted banks and government departments, then Ukraine hit back, attacking the Moscow stock exchange. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

The Gamaredon APT group (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government organizations. ” reads the report published by Symantec.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In Q1 2023, threat actors linked to Russia’s military intelligence service focused their phishing campaigns on Ukraine, with the country accounting for over 60% of observed Russian targeting. On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). Cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

China-linked Curious Gorge APT is targeting Russian government agencies, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that an APT group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF), tracked as Curious Gorge , is targeting Russian government agencies.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA warns of a spear-phishing campaign conducted by APT28 group targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides. Russia-linked APT28 group is targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides, Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Click to enlarge. PEACE HOSTING?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2022

The experts pointed out that starting just before the invasion threat actors linked to the military intelligence service GRU launched destructive wiper attacks on hundreds of systems in Ukraine. 32% percent of destructive attacks were aimed at Ukrainian government organizations at the national, regional, and city levels.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. PingPull, was first spotted by Unit 42 in June 2022, the researchers defined the RAT as a “difficult-to-detect” backdoor that leverages the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for C2 communications.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

Pro-Ukraine hackers, likely linked to Ukraine IT Army , are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen websites belonging to government, military, and media. The DDoS attacks also targeted three Lithuanian media websites. ” reported Crowdstrike. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. Microsoft has linked the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT (previously tracked by Microsoft as PHOSPHORUS ) to a series of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022.

Energy and Utilities 95

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

At any point the external environment can throw a curve ball – new government regulations, changes in political and social dynamics, or trends in sustainability to name a few. In our recent report Intelligent Business: 2022 Strategic Intelligence Report we asked 205 creators and consumers of intelligence within large organizations (i.e.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2022

The popular hacking Anonymous and the IT ARMY of Ukraine continue to target Russian government entities and private businesses. government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. April 8 – Microsoft disrupted APT28 attacks on Ukraine through a court order.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2022

Threat actors could perform reverse engineering of military-made malicious code and use their own versions in attacks in the wild. “The same applies for the digital weapons that, maybe today are used by the military, developed by military, and tomorrow will be available for criminals,” he explained. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

The analysis of encryption techniques employed in the attack allowed the government experts to associate the campaign with the cybercrime group Trickbot. The alert published by the Ukraine CERT-UA includes Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for this campaign and recommendations. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2022

VK_Intel pic.twitter.com/gMSXhlHVSb — Yelisey Boguslavskiy (@y_advintel) May 19, 2022. Last month, the Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on Costa Rica government infrastructure after that the government refused to pay a ransom. Look forward to today's @AdvIntel with extended analysis!

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles. billion rubles. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. government institutions, and about 250 Ukrainian victims. ” reads the joint advisory. ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

.” Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed a Russian threat actor exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 flaw in targeted attacks against several organizations in the European government, transportation, energy, and military sectors, for approximately a year. ” concludes the expert.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2022

government offers up to $10 million for info that allows to identify or locate six Russian GRU hackers who are members of the Sandworm APT group. This isn’t the first time that the US government indicted these members of the Sandworm team, in October 2020 the U.S. critical infrastructure.” critical infrastructure.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. government announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. “The Russian government has recently used similar infrastructure to attack Ukrainian targets.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning of the North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO group that is targeting government and military personnel, think tanks, policy makers, academics, and researchers in South Korea, the US and elsewhere.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country. RCS Lab was providing its software to military and intelligence agencies in Pakistan , Chile , Mongolia , Bangladesh , Vietnam , Myanmar and Turkmenistan.

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IT Governance

JUNE 16, 2022

Be vigilant, be ready and, above all, remain calm… #TheUndeclaredWar coming soon to Channel 4 and All 4 pic.twitter.com/epPVgiyrVL — Channel 4 (@Channel4) June 10, 2022. The post Channel 4 Under Fire Over “Emergency News” Stunt to Promote Cyber Attack Drama appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Data Matters

JUNE 16, 2021

semiconductor production, scientific research, development of artificial intelligence, and space exploration in the face of growing economic, technological, and military competition from China. prohibition of the use of TikTok on federal government devices. Senate adopted by a 68-32 vote S. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sens.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. users encounter mobile phishing attacks More than 50% of all mobile devices were exposed to a mobile attack in 2022 Why is mobile so prevalent and why are attacks working?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Therefore, governments and organizations, such as NIST, are racing to become cryptographically quantum resilient. The US government will continue its National Quantum Initiative Act to accelerate quantum research and development for the economic and national security, which is funded with $1.275 billion from 2019 to 2023.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Our blog has become the go-to source for monthly data breach statistics, and we’ve been producing this series for over seven years. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches.

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Info Source

AUGUST 29, 2022

Geneva, Switzerland – August 26, 2022. Western governments imposed a series of financial, trade, and travel sanctions on Russia in late February in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. IMPACT ON BUSINESSES, CUSTOMERS, AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING. WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET? The stable times are over.

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Info Source

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

THE IMPACT OF WAR Since February 2022, Ukraine has withstood Europe’s largest full-scale military aggression since World War II. Most of the taxes and funds from the European Union are used for military purposes. For example, in H1 2021, before the war, the total market was 49k units, and in H1 2022, 18k units.

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Info Source

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The sanctions weaken Russia’s ability to finance the war and specifically target the political, military and economic elite responsible for the invasion. Pressure is growing on the Russian economy as imports increase faster than exports and military spending grows. The restrictive measures do not target Russian society primarily.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2022

. “On March 14, they pivoted back to Poland and created an event in Warsaw calling for a protest against the Polish government. We disabled the account and event that same day.” ” Meta also spotted cyber espionage campaigns and psyops conducted by Belarus-linked APT Ghostwriter group. To nominate, please visit:?

Military 88

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KnowBe4

APRIL 18, 2023

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