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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. Justice Department this week indicted seven Chinese nationals for a decade-long hacking spree that targeted more than 100 high-tech and online gaming companies.

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Email Is the Biggest Threat to Business, So Why Is Everyone Using It?

Adam Levin

The compromise allowed hackers to potentially access user email accounts, and that was the case for more than six months. Email is the preferred tool hackers use to access their targets’ networks: 83% of organizations reported phishing attacks in 2018, up from 76% in 2017. This news was no shocker.

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