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. electronics manufacturers and distributors between approximately October 2012 and January 2022.

Computer and Electronics 82

Computer and Electronics Military Manufacturing Government 82

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. The post List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in October 2022 – 9.9 Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

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.

Military 81

Military File names Archiving Phishing 81

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.

Phishing 86

Phishing Military Ransomware Education 86

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 Gamaredon group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015, but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013.

Military 113

Military Phishing File names Archiving 113

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 87

Energy and Utilities Military Education Phishing 87

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

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. However, the attackers chose a domain name that gives the impression of a connection to the South African military. softether[.]net

Communications 94

Communications Military Government Libraries 94

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

The attack took place in April 2017 and the man is accused of conducting the attack for the Russian military intelligence service GRU. This gave them access to all sorts of private documents and photos, including photos that are said to show awards and uniforms of the Russian military intelligence service GRU.”

Military 130

Military Access Cybersecurity Security 130

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.

Military 78

Military Government Cybersecurity Security 78

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. .

Military 105

Military Government Communications Security 105

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:?

Honeypots 109

Honeypots Military Mining Government 109

Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

Very strange… pic.twitter.com/on0v3IryKB — MalwareHunterTeam (@malwrhunterteam) April 15, 2022. We public schemes, drawings, technologies, political and military secrets, accounting reports and clients databases. link] — MalwareHunterTeam (@malwrhunterteam) May 24, 2022. in their IT infrastructure.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Military Security Cybersecurity 124

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 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. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

Systems administration 90

Systems administration Military Phishing Government 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2022

April 5 – Anonymous targets the Russian Military and State Television and Radio propaganda. Anonymous continues to support Ukraine against the Russian criminal invasion targeting the Russian military and propaganda. Feb 27- Mar 05 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict. To nominate, please visit:?

Military 92

Military Phishing Cybersecurity Government 92

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

“ Curious Gorge, a group TAG attributes to China’s PLA SSF, has remained active against government, military, logistics and manufacturing organizations in Ukraine, Russia and Central Asia. link] Much of the activity here is an evolution of techniques and targeting vs a revolution — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) May 3, 2022.

Manufacturing 109

Manufacturing Phishing Passwords Military 109

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

Since February the notorious cybercrime operation Trickbot is controlled by Conti ransomware, the ransomware gang that publicly announced its support to Russia after the invasion of Ukraine by Russian cyber militaries. The alert published by the Ukraine CERT-UA includes Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for this campaign and recommendations.

Phishing 86

Phishing Military Ransomware Encryption 86

Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2022

F**k the Russian Military. pic.twitter.com/BZDMPb0JxN — NB65 (@xxNB65) April 3, 2022. And what kind of chincy ass soviet connection are you guys using? You know how long it took us to exfil?!? F**k Vladimir Putin. The experts noticed that unlike the original version of the Conti ransomware, NB65 version appends the.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Encryption Military Cybersecurity 96

The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

In our recent report Intelligent Business: 2022 Strategic Intelligence Report we asked 205 creators and consumers of intelligence within large organizations (i.e. 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.

Risk 279

Risk Military Marketing Data Privacy 279

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2022

Very strange… pic.twitter.com/on0v3IryKB — MalwareHunterTeam (@malwrhunterteam) April 15, 2022. We public schemes, drawings, technologies, political and military secrets, accounting reports and clients databases. Same typos/mistakes as in the text notes seen, and also the whole text is repeated. in their IT infrastructure.

Military 102

Military Sales Ransomware Cybersecurity 102

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

The agency is responsible for national, military and police intelligence, as well as counterintelligence. The Conti ransomware gang added the Peru MOF – Dirección General de Inteligencia (DIGIMIN) to the list of its victims on its Tor leak site. The National Directorate of Intelligence is the premier intelligence agency in Peru.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Military Cybersecurity Risk 88

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

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.

Security 80

Security Computer and Electronics Ransomware Marketing 80

Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2022

SideWinder has been active since at least 2012, the group main targeted Police, Military, Maritime, and the Naval forces of Central Asian countries. Below are the slides presented by the Kaspersky researcher Noushin Shabab at the BlackHat Asia 2022: Download Slides. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

Encryption 96

Encryption Military Phishing Communications 96

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.

Military 98

Military Cybersecurity Security Government 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Cyber security of satellite systems is becoming crucial due to the growing number of commercial and military applications that rely on them. .” Thales pointed out that throughout the entire exercise, ESA had access to the satellite’s systems to retain control. ” said Pierre-Yves Jolivet, VP Cyber Solutions, Thales. .”

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Military Access Education 98

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. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

Military 84

Military Access Cybersecurity Education 84

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:?

Military 109

Military Government Phishing Security 109

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

Security 72

Security Ransomware Data breaches Cybersecurity 72

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2022

The attack chain observed by the researchers starts with spear-phishing messages using weaponized Word document disguised as a news report related to military affairs in Iran. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Pierluigi Paganini.

IT 144

IT Military Communications Phishing 144

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2022

VK_Intel pic.twitter.com/gMSXhlHVSb — Yelisey Boguslavskiy (@y_advintel) May 19, 2022. The agency is responsible for national, military and police intelligence, as well as counterintelligence. The FBI estimates that as of January 2022, the gang obtained $150,000,000 in ransom payments from over 1,000 victims. GB of data.

Ransomware 90

Ransomware Government Military IT 90

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.

Phishing 80

Phishing Passwords Military Education 80

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

RedFoxtrot has been active since at least 2014 and focused on gathering military intelligence from neighboring countries, it is suspected to work under the PLA China-linked Unit 69010. Experts observed overlap between the TTPs of the Moshen Dragon group with the ones of the Chinese Nomad Panda (aka RedFoxtrot). To nominate, please visit:?

Security 104

Security Military Insurance Cybersecurity 104

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2022

Our Legion conducts military cyber exercises in your countries in order to improve their skills. Killnet published a message on its Telegram channel, threatening further attacks may: “Dear media of Italy and Spain. killnet does not actually attack your countries like it did in Romania. To nominate, please visit:?

Government 103

Government Military Cybersecurity Data breaches 103

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2022

The affected organizations, both governmental and military, show that this group is focused on very high-profile targets and is probably used to achieve critical goals, likely related to geopolitical interests. ” Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. .”

Military 112

Military Cybersecurity Security IT 112

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

The agency is responsible for national, military and police intelligence, as well as counterintelligence. The FBI estimates that as of January 2022, the gang obtained $150,000,000 in ransom payments from over 1,000 victims. The National Directorate of Intelligence is the premier intelligence agency in Peru. GB of data.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Government Military Encryption 108

Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2023

The sanctioned entities conducted operations to steal funds to support the military strategy of the regime. In December 2022, South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, estimated that North Korea-linked threat actors have stolen an estimated 1.5 ” reads the announcement. trillion won ($1.2

Government 80

Government Military Financial Services IT 80

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

The latest samples of this spyware were detected by the researchers in April 2022, four months after a series of nation-wide protests against government policies that were violently suppressed. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS. Pierluigi Paganini.

Military 77

Military Manufacturing Government Security 77

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

“The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices under the control of a threat actor known to security researchers as Sandworm, which the U.S. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

Military 78

Military Government Cybersecurity Ransomware 78