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Russia-linked APT TAG-70 targets European government and military mail servers exploiting Roundcube XSS

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An APT group, tracked as TAG-70, linked to Belarus and Russia exploited XSS flaws in Roundcube webmail servers to target over 80 organizations. Researchers from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group identified a cyberespionage campaign carried out by an APT group, tracked as TAG-70, linked to Belarus and Russia.

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Commercial spyware vendors are behind most zero-day exploits discovered by Google TAG

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Google’s TAG revealed that Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind most of the zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in 2023. Google’s TAG tracked the activity of around 40 CSVs focusing on the types of software they develop. ” reads the report published by Google. ” concludes Google.

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The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal

WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The UK’s privacy regulator says the government did not take into account the intrusiveness of ankle tags that continuously monitor a person’s location.

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Zimbra zero-day exploited to steal government emails by four groups

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Google TAG revealed that threat actors exploited a Zimbra Collaboration Suite zero-day ( CVE-2023-37580 ) to steal emails from governments. Google TAG researcher Clément Lecigne discovered the zero-day in June while investigating targeted attacks against Zimbra’s email server. ” reads the advisory published by Google TAG.

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Google TAG: Russia, Belarus-linked APTs targeted Ukraine

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Google TAG observed Russian, Belarusian, and Chinese threat actors targeting Ukraine and European government and military orgs. Google TAG observed Russian, Belarusian, and Chinese threat actors targeting Ukrainian and European government and military organizations, as well as individuals. ” concludes the report.

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Google TAG warns of Russia-linked APT groups targeting Ukraine

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The researchers from Google TAG are warning of Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ukraine with phishing campaigns. Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

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Google: China dominates government exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in 2023

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant reported a surge in the number of actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in 2023. In 2023, Google (TAG) and Mandiant discovered 29 out of 97 vulnerabilities exploited in the wild. ” reads the report published by Google TAG. ” continues the report.

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Google TAG details cyber activity with regard to the invasion of Ukraine

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2022

The Google TAG uses uncovered phishing attacks targeting Eastern European and NATO countries, including Ukraine. “ However, for the first time, TAG has observed COLDRIVER campaigns targeting the military of multiple Eastern European countries, as well as a NATO Centre of Excellence.” In one case observed by the TAG team.

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Google TAG argues surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by ISPs to infect mobile users

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs was supported by ISPs to spy on users. TAG researchers tracked more than 30 vendors selling exploits or surveillance capabilities to nation-state actors. ” continues the analysis. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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China-linked threat actors are targeting the government of Ukraine

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

Google’s TAG team revealed that China-linked APT groups are targeting Ukraine’s government for intelligence purposes. Below is the tweet published by TAG chief, Shane Huntley, who cited the Google TAG Security Engineer Billy Leonard. government. government. ” wrote Leonard.

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Google: Commercial Spyware Used by Governments Laden With Zero-Day Exploits

Dark Reading

MARCH 29, 2023

Google TAG researchers reveal two campaigns against iOS, Android, and Chrome users that demonstrate how the commercial surveillance market is thriving despite government-imposed limits.

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MS Teams Information Governance - A Checklist for Success

AIIM

AUGUST 10, 2021

The information flow is complicated, and the governance implications are substantial. Every aspect of content flow and collaboration – including Microsoft Teams and its information—must be integral to the organization’s approach to information governance. What is your existing Information Governance strategy?

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Google blocked China-linked APT31’s attacks targeting U.S. Government

Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2022

government. government. The campaign took place in February and Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team was not able to link it to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) director Shane Huntley confirmed that the IT giant was able to detect and block all phishing messages. government.

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News Alert: Dasera unveils new data security and governance platform for ‘Snowflake’ users

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2023

June 22, 2023 — Dasera , the premier automated data security and governance platform for top-tier finance, healthcare, and technology enterprises, is thrilled to unveil “Ski Lift,” a complimentary platform exclusively designed for Snowflake users. Mountain View, Calif.

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Russian State-Sponsored Threat Actor Targets High Profile Individuals in Phishing Campaign

KnowBe4

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Russian state-sponsored threat actor “COLDRIVER” is launching phishing campaigns against “high profile individuals in NGOs, former intelligence and military officers, and NATO governments,” according to researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

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How Data Governance Protects Sensitive Data

erwin

APRIL 2, 2021

Data Security Starts with Data Governance. Lack of a solid data governance foundation increases the risk of data-security incidents. Without data governance, organizations lack the ability to connect the dots across data governance, security and privacy – and to act accordingly. Who is authorized to use it and how?

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Exclusive: Pro-Russia group ‘Cyber Spetsnaz’ is attacking government agencies

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

Following the attacks of the Killnet Collective, the group responsible for the attacks against major government resources and law enforcement, a new group has been identified called “Cyber Spetsnaz”. The post Exclusive: Pro-Russia group ‘Cyber Spetsnaz’ is attacking government agencies appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Email Security Flaw Found in the Wild

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group announced a zero-day against the Zimbra Collaboration email server that has been used against governments around the world. TAG has observed four different groups exploiting the same bug to steal email data, user credentials, and authentication tokens.

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China-linked APT Curious Gorge targeted Russian govt agencies

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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Data Governance Makes Data Security Less Scary

erwin

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Regulatory Rationale for Integrating Data Management & Data Governance. Now, as Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close – and ghosts and goblins roam the streets – we thought it a good time to resurrect some guidance on how data governance can make data security less scary.

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Multiple Governments Buying Android Zero-Days for Spying: Google

Dark Reading

MAY 23, 2022

An analysis from Google TAG shows that Android zero-day exploits were packaged and sold for state-backed surveillance.

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Leveling up: Snowflake + Collibra: Growing the scope of platform governance while driving data quality

Collibra

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The integrations between Snowflake and Collibra were born of an understanding that shared customers benefit by having a more tightly integrated experience with end-2-end data governance by discovering, augmenting, protecting and monitoring data. It is intended to whet your appetite and enliven ideas for the new year!

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Why is data governance important?

Collibra

APRIL 7, 2022

Data governance is important because it brings meaning to an organization’s data. Why is data governance important? Data governance is about managing data and processes so data can be used as a consistent, secure and organized asset that meets policies and standards. What are the benefits of data governance?

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Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Citizen Lab and Google’s TAG revealed that the three recently patched Apple zero-days were used to install Cytrox Predator spyware. citizenlab in coordination with @Google ’s TAG team found that former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy was targeted with Cytrox’s #Predator #spyware through links sent via SMS and WhatsApp. .

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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2024

government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021.

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The importance of data governance

Collibra

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Data governance is important because it brings meaning to an organization’s data. Why is data governance important? Data governance is about managing data and processes so data can be used as a consistent, secure and organized asset that meets policies and standards. What are the benefits of data governance?

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Ex-members of the Conti ransomware gang target Ukraine

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that some former members of the Conti cybercrime group were involved in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine between April and August 2022. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” concludes TAG.

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Winter Vivern APT exploited zero-day in Roundcube webmail software in recent attacks

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Winter Vivern group was first analyzed in 2021, it has been active since at least 2020 and it targets governments in Europe and Central Asia. The analysis of the email HTML source code revealed the presence of a SVG tag at the end, which contains a base64-encoded payload. The messages were sent from team.managment@outlook[.]com

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Newly Proposed SEC Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance Rules and Amendments for Public Companies

Data Matters

MARCH 11, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new cybersecurity rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. The SEC proposal would continue to ratchet up cybersecurity as an increasingly critical dimension of corporate governance.

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Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2023

On Christmas Eve, Resecurity protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies globally, observed multiple actors on the Dark Web releasing substantial data leaks. Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. Instead, they marked the holiday season in their unique way.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 460 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

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Google links three exploitation frameworks to Spanish commercial spyware vendor Variston

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) linked three exploitation frameworks to a Spanish surveillance spyware vendor named Variston. While tracking the activities of commercial spyware vendors, Threat Analysis Group (TAG) spotted an exploitation framework likely linked Variston IT, a Spanish firm. ” TAG concludes.

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Fuel Data Intelligence with data governance

Collibra

JULY 22, 2020

Sometimes they do this because they don’t know where to start, assume it requires too much heavy lifting, and fear a hefty price tag. But we’re here to tell you that the place to start is active data governance and it doesn’t require you to reinvent the wheel or scramble for every nickel and dime in your budget. Wasted investment.

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Google Threat Analysis Group took down ten influence operations in Q2 2020

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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World Fish Migration Day — How UHF RFID Helps Scale Up Fish Counts to Tackle Seafood Sustainability

HID Global

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Fish tagged with RFID Tags give the Government accurate data to inform policies leading to sustainable use of resources & investment in population recovery.

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Protect, understand and unlock your data with Snowflake and Collibra

Collibra

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Snowflake works with partners like Collibra to provide data governance capabilities that ensure c ustomers know where their data is, provide secure, compliant access to the data, and unlock their data’s full potential within the cloud. . Data governance with Snowflake and Collibra. Object tagging and ML-powered automation tagging .

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Data governance use cases – 3 ways to implement

Collibra

DECEMBER 1, 2020

However, once you have a system of record in place for your data, your organization can implement many valuable data governance use cases more easily. . In this post, we’ll highlight the top three most valuable data governance use cases. Each one depends on a data governance and stewardship function already being in place.

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Work Remotely Without Compromising Your Data

AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

A recent study commissioned by Egnyte surveyed 400 IT leaders to understand how COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ ability to maintain data security and governance with a distributed workforce. Enable Controlled Sharing: Deploy user-friendly collaboration with robust governance controls. Governance is not coming and going.

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The advantage of active data governance

Collibra

JULY 22, 2020

Sometimes they do this because they don’t know where to start, assume it requires too much heavy lifting, and fear a hefty price tag. But we’re here to tell you that the place to start is active data governance and it doesn’t require you to reinvent the wheel or scramble for every nickel and dime in your budget. Wasted investment.

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Google sent over 50,000 warnings of state-sponsored attacks, +33% from same period in 2020

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The data were provided by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which tracks government-backed hacking campaign, which warns of a significant increase in the number of the alert compared to the previous year. ” wrote Ajax Bash, a Google security engineer from the TAG.

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Google warned users of 33,015 nation-state attacks since January

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Google sent 11,856 government-backed phishing warnings during Q1 2020, 11,023 in Q2 2020, and 10,136 in Q3 2020. Shane Huntley, Director at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), revealed that her team has shared its findings with the campaigns and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Google TAG).

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4 ways AI and Blockchain Transform Information Governance

Everteam

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In this session, we explored AI and Blockchain’s impact on core information governance processes and records management practices. Below are 4 key takeaways from the conversation: EC M is moving toward federated information governance. AI and Blockchain extend the reach of Information Governance.

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Google warned 12K+ users targeted by state-sponsored hackers

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that it has detected and blocked attacks carried out by nation-state actors on 12,000 of its users in the third quarter of this year. ” reads the report published by Google TAG.”We SecurityAffairs – Google TAG, state-sponsored hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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China-linked APT41 group spotted using open-source red teaming tool GC2

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization.

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Russia-linked APT TAG-70 targets European government and military mail servers exploiting Roundcube XSS

Commercial spyware vendors are behind most zero-day exploits discovered by Google TAG

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The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal

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Zimbra zero-day exploited to steal government emails by four groups

Google TAG: Russia, Belarus-linked APTs targeted Ukraine

Google TAG warns of Russia-linked APT groups targeting Ukraine

Google: China dominates government exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in 2023

Google TAG details cyber activity with regard to the invasion of Ukraine

Google TAG argues surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by ISPs to infect mobile users

China-linked threat actors are targeting the government of Ukraine

Google: Commercial Spyware Used by Governments Laden With Zero-Day Exploits

MS Teams Information Governance - A Checklist for Success

Google blocked China-linked APT31’s attacks targeting U.S. Government

News Alert: Dasera unveils new data security and governance platform for ‘Snowflake’ users

Russian State-Sponsored Threat Actor Targets High Profile Individuals in Phishing Campaign

How Data Governance Protects Sensitive Data

Exclusive: Pro-Russia group ‘Cyber Spetsnaz’ is attacking government agencies

Email Security Flaw Found in the Wild

China-linked APT Curious Gorge targeted Russian govt agencies

Data Governance Makes Data Security Less Scary

Multiple Governments Buying Android Zero-Days for Spying: Google

Leveling up: Snowflake + Collibra: Growing the scope of platform governance while driving data quality

Why is data governance important?

Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware

Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

The importance of data governance

Ex-members of the Conti ransomware gang target Ukraine

Winter Vivern APT exploited zero-day in Roundcube webmail software in recent attacks

Newly Proposed SEC Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance Rules and Amendments for Public Companies

Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Security Affairs newsletter Round 460 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Google links three exploitation frameworks to Spanish commercial spyware vendor Variston

Fuel Data Intelligence with data governance

Google Threat Analysis Group took down ten influence operations in Q2 2020

World Fish Migration Day — How UHF RFID Helps Scale Up Fish Counts to Tackle Seafood Sustainability

Protect, understand and unlock your data with Snowflake and Collibra

Data governance use cases – 3 ways to implement

Work Remotely Without Compromising Your Data

The advantage of active data governance

Google sent over 50,000 warnings of state-sponsored attacks, +33% from same period in 2020

Google warned users of 33,015 nation-state attacks since January

4 ways AI and Blockchain Transform Information Governance

Google warned 12K+ users targeted by state-sponsored hackers

China-linked APT41 group spotted using open-source red teaming tool GC2

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