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China-linked Budworm APT returns to target a US entity

Security Affairs

The Budworm cyber espionage group (aka APT27 , Bronze Union , Emissary Panda , Lucky Mouse , TG-3390 , and Red Phoenix) is behind a series attacks conducted over the past six months against a number of high-profile targets, including the government of a Middle Eastern country, a multinational electronics manufacturer, and a U.S.

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Key aerospace player Safran Group leaks sensitive data

Security Affairs

It collaborates with Airbus, the second-largest aerospace company globally after Boeing, to manufacture aerospace equipment. Also, the company manufactures surface-to-air defense systems and missiles. If attackers had access to this key, they could create an admin account and have privileged access to a website.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Teslas

ForAllSecure

Even so, the car manufacturers carved out large groups of codes. Since then, car manufacturers have improved on this. Certainly no one uses 40 bit encryption anymore. So the thing was that one major German car manufacturer had the standard pin of 1234. It wasn't very robust. It was a mere 40 bit key length.

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Addition to Washington Breach Law Imposes Retailer Liability in Payment Card Breaches

Hunton Privacy

Under a Washington law effective July 1, 2010, certain entities involved in payment card transactions may be liable to financial institutions for costs associated with reissuing payment cards after security breaches. For example, there is no liability if the account information was encrypted at the time of the breach.

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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

and it's accessible all over the world. This is implemented by IP address which means 2 things: Many legitimate Indian residents would not be able to access the service if they were outside of India (i.e. Anyone can access the service from anywhere so long as they can get themselves an Indian IP address. travelling).

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MY TAKE: How state-backed cyber ops have placed the world in a constant-state ‘Cyber Pearl Harbor’

The Last Watchdog

The Obama sanctions helped security analysts and the FBI piece together how Bogachev, around 2010, began running unusual searches on well-placed PCs he controlled, via Gameover Zeus infections. Stuxnet was intended to spread silently and put its controllers in prime position to access industrial controls at an opportune moment.

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