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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.

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Vietnam-linked Bismuth APT leverages coin miners to stay under the radar

Security Affairs

The hackers targeted organizations across multiple industries and have also hit foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. Since at least 2014, experts at FireEye have observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with an interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing, consumer products, and hospitality sectors. ” Microsoft said.

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Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

Increasing our offensive capabilities without being able to secure them is like having all the best guns in the world, and then storing them in an unlocked, unguarded armory. During that same period, we’ve seen increasingly brazen cyberattacks by everyone from criminals to governments.

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

Security Affairs

In 2004, CIA and Mossad requested help to the the Dutch intelligence to get access to the plant, only in 2007 the mole, who posed as a mechanic working for a front company doing work at Natanz, dropped the virus into the target systems. “[T ” wrote the journalists. and likely France, although is also known the involvement of U.K.