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Chinese APT Tropic Trooper target air-gapped military Networks in Asia

Security Affairs

Chinese threat actors, tracked as Tropic Trooper and KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines. Chinese APT group Tropic Trooper, aka KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines, Trend Micro researchers reported. ” continues the report.

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GUEST ESSAY: Rising cyber risks make business intelligence gathering more vital than ever

The Last Watchdog

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. Riani has experience as political advisor to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and as the director on the Global Risk Analysis at Control Risks.

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China-linked APT deployed malware in a network of the Dutch Ministry of Defence

Security Affairs

Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) and the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) published a joint report warning that a China-linked APT group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence last year. This is part of a wider trend of Chinese political espionage against the Netherlands and its allies.”

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China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking. The Proof? TBD!

The Security Ledger

The Chinese government is taking an aggressive approach to countering stories of Chinese cyber offensive campaigns: promoting tales of US hacks on Chinese organizations, but without the data to back them up. The post China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking. appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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SideWinder APT Targets Nepal, Afghanistan in Wide-Ranging Spy Campaign

Threatpost

Convincing email-credentials phishing, emailed backdoors and mobile apps are all part of the groups latest effort against military and government targets.

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Russia-linked APT28 has been scanning vulnerable email servers in the last year

Security Affairs

According to security researchers from Trend Micro, the Russia-linked APT28 cyberespionage group has been scanning vulnerable email servers for more than a year. ” reads the report published by Trend Micro. The cyberespionage group continues to target members of defense companies, embassies, governments, and the military.

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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

The Last Watchdog

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. Park: The trend nowadays is to move everything to the cloud. DataLocker actually got traction, early on, selling to the military.