Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A review of this user’s hacker identities shows that during his time on the forums he served as an officer in the special forces of the GRU , the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation. “He could have been infiltrating the community to monitor it for the GRU.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Accessing video-based intelligence at the right time and place is a very effective method for gaining information about the constantly changing military landscape. Value of protocols Technological innovations have widely been credited for helping Ukraine even the odds against Russia’s military might.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The governments of Germany and The Netherlands agreed to build the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking). Government officials from Germany and the Netherlands signed an agreement for the building of the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The phishing attacks are also targeting Ukrainian citizens, reported the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP). The post Ukraine: Belarusian APT group UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, every member states will contribute with its cyber capabilities to the military hub. NATO alliance is aware of growing threats in the cyberspace and the new NATO military command center aims to respond them. 31 at its military hub in Belgium.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The United States Department of Justice charged 4 Chinese military hackers with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax. The United States Department of Justice officially charged 4 members of the China’s PLA’s 54th Research Institute, a division of the Chinese military, with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations in the military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe. The downloader communicates with C2 servers using DNS tunneling. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The Proposed Rule would bring “connected software applications” into the scope of Commerce’s authority to review certain transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) in the U.S. 3 See Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain , 86 Fed. 4 See 15 C.F.R.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2024

The information secretly provided to Moscow includes military secrets such as the locations of Ukrainian troops and military weaponry in the country. Russian military used this information to coordinate recent missile strikes. If found guilty, the man could face up to 12 years in prison.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

Experts uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed “ Operation In(ter)receptio n,” aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East. For further communication with the customer, they used their own email address mimicking the victim’s.” ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. Yet, there’s still work to be done to make this path more accessible and known among the veteran and transitioning military community. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2022

The hacktivists also attempted to interfere with Russian military communications on the battlefield, recently they captured and shared Russian Military unencrypted High Frequency and morse code communications. link] #OpRussia #Anonymous pic.twitter.com/ODw5ljbNqR — Anonymous • News (@Anonymous_Link) March 15, 2022.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 1, 2023

Plus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim company's CISO.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2024

Russian hackers have knocked down the GPS and communications of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet with electronic warfare attack. A Sun’s defence editor onboard the RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet reported that the GPS and communications were disabled by a jamming attack allegedly launched by Russia.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

The Platinum cyber espionage group uses steganographic technique to hide communications with the Command and Control Servers (C&C). Experts from Kaspersky have linked the Platinum APT group with cyber attacks involving an elaborate, and new steganographic technique used to hide communications with C2 servers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Dark Reading

JULY 14, 2023

We rely on them for communications, military activity, and everyday tasks. How long before attackers really start to look up at the stars?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

The Gamaredon APT group continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government organizations. The LitterDrifter worm is written in VBS, it supports two main features: automatic USB propagating and communication with a broad, flexible set of C2.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar. ” U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

. “After data exfiltration often involving direct communications with victims demanding ransom, Snatch threat actors may threaten victims with double extortion, where the victims’ data will be posted on Snatch’s extortion blog if the ransom goes unpaid.” HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 24, 2019

The author points out that both France and China still maintain a small number of pigeons in case electronic communications are disrupted. Within an urban environment, a pigeon has even greater potential to blend into the local avian population, further compounding detection. And there's an existing RFC.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2023

“We continue targeting internet and telecom providers to disrupt enemy communications. Another blow by our cyber army disrupting enemy military communication at the frontlines.” .” The IT Army is inviting supporters to joint its operations by installing their software. am on October 27, 2023.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 31, 2020

Communication with stakeholders, extensive testing, and robust automation pays dividends for military intelligence agency, one of several presenters at GitLab's virtual Commit conference.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Armed Forces General Staff (Portuguese: Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas), or EMGFA, is the supreme military body of Portugal. According to the initial investigation, the documents were exfiltrated from systems in the EMGFA, in the secret military (CISMIL) and in the General Directorate of National Defense Resources.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The Times of London is reporting that Russian agents are in Ireland probing transatlantic communications cables. The cables enable millions of people to communicate and allow financial transactions to take place seamlessly.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The experts discovered a Mach-O universal binary communicating with a domain that they had previously classified as malicious. The binary is ad-hoc signed that was observed communicating with the domain swissborg[.]blog, The APT group’s campaigns focus on cryptocurrency exchanges, venture capital firms, and banks.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The program also commits to providing free training for transitioning military, first responders, veterans, military spouses, women, underrepresented minorities, and government personnel. Media Contact: Mackie Hill, Marketing and Communications Manager, MxD, mackie.hill@mxdusa.org 312.281.6872 manufacturing.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2023

NPO Mashinostroyeniya (JSC MIC Mashinostroyenia, NPO Mash) is a leading Russian manufacturer of missiles and military spacecraft. The cyberspies targeted NPO Mashinostroyeniya in an attempt to steal highly confidential intellectual property on sensitive missile technology currently in use and under development for the Russian military.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 21, 2022

BitSight found the device in use in 169 countries, with customers including governments, militaries, law enforcement agencies, and aerospace, shipping, and manufacturing companies. BitSight discovered what it said were six “severe” vulnerabilities in the device that allow for a host of possible attacks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

Experts attribute a series of cyber-espionage campaigns dating back to 2014, and focused on gathering military intelligence, to China-linked Unit 69010. These targets suggest the group is likely interested in gathering intelligence on military technology and defense” reads the report published by the Insikt Group.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Joacil Basilio Rael (four-year mandate), computer engineer who graduated from the Military Engineering Institute. Miriam Wimmer (two-year mandate), Director of Telecommunications Services at the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation & Communications, and professor at the Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público.

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Computer and Electronics Military Paper Communications 116

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

NISC disclosed a potential security breach involving personal data associated with email communications. “Tokyo is embarking on deeper military co-operation with the US and regional allies, including work on a joint fighter project with the UK and Italy, in which top secret technological data will be exchanged.”

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Unwritten Record

MAY 2, 2018

In part I of this two-part series, we discussed the role women played in the military during World War II by highlighting those who served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARS), and the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. In part II, we will discuss female service members of the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Ukrainian telecommunications company provides communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G (LTE) in Ukraine. All mobile communications and internet access were temporarily interrupted. The SBU helped Kyivstar in recovering from the cyber attack.

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Military Communications Access Ransomware 88

IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, 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. ” states Recorded Future.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Upon enabling the macro, the embedded VBA displays a Russian article titled “Western Assessments of the Progress of the Special Military Operation.” “The payload incorporates a UAC bypass and encrypted communication with a C2 server, enabling the threat actor to execute privileged commands.”

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