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Turla APT group used a new backdoor in attacks against Afghanistan, Germany and the US

Security Affairs

The attacks against entities in Afghanistan took place prior to the Taliban’s recent takeover of the government in the country and the withdrawal of all military forces of the United States and its allies. Threat actors targeted the previous Afghan government, Talos speculates. ” reads the analysis published by Talos researchers.

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The role of a secret Dutch mole in the US-Israeli Stuxnet attack on Iran

Security Affairs

That mole then provided much -needed inside access when it came time to slip Stuxnet onto those systems using a USB flash drive.” In 2004, Mossad and the CIA asked for help from AIVD. The mole visited Natanz a few times to collect configuration information about the systems in the plant. ” wrote the journalists.

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The History of Malware: A Primer on the Evolution of Cyber Threats

IBM Big Data Hub

Ransomware: One of the most dangerous types of malware, ransomware attacks take control of critical computer systems or sensitive data, locking users out and requiring exorbitant ransoms in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin in exchange for regained access. Ransomware remains one of the most dangerous types of cyber threats today.