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Winnti Group was planning a devastating supply-chain attack against Asian manufacturer

Security Affairs

Winnti Group is back with a new modular Win backdoor that was used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Winnti, malware).

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Belgium telecom operators Proximus and Orange drop Huawei

Security Affairs

Major Belgium’s telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. One of the major Belgium telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei.

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China-linked APT41 group targets Hong Kong with Spyder Loader

Security Affairs

Winnti (aka APT41 , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly) is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. The attacks detailed by Cybereason targeted technology and manufacturing companies primarily located in East Asia, Western Europe, and North America. . ” continues the report.

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Winnti APT group uses skip-2.0 malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers

Security Affairs

Security experts at ESET have discovered a new malware, dubbed skip-2.0, The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. PortReus e was used by the Winnti cyberespionage group to target a high-profile Asian mobile software and hardware manufacturer.

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Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

Military software is unlikely to be any more secure than commercial software. When Israel in 2007 bombed a Syrian nuclear reactor, the raid was preceded by what is believed to have been a cyber attack on Syrian air defenses that resulted in radar screens showing no threat as bombers zoomed overhead. .”

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