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FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

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The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory.

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MI5 chief warns of Chinese cyber espionage reached an unprecedented scale

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During a meeting of security chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance held in California, McCallum told BBC that the Chinese cyber espionage reached an epic scale. Chinese cyber espionage aims at obtaining commercial secrets and intellectual property to advantage the government of Beijing. ” reported BBC.

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British Court rejects the US’s request to extradite Julian Assange

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A British court has rejected the request of the US government to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country. government will likely appeal the decision. He published thousands of classified diplomatic and military documents on WikiLeaks in 2010. Of course, the U.S.

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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

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The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal and child health, to collect, manage, and analyze health information for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and healthcare services. million people.

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Emissary Panda APT group hit Government Organizations in the Middle East

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Chinese Cyber-Spies Target Government Organizations in Middle East. Chinese APT group Emissary Panda has been targeting government organizations in two different countries in the Middle East. The Emissary Panda APT group has been active since 2010, targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Microsoft seized 42 domains used by the China-linked APT15 cyberespionage group

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APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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China-linked APT BlackTech was spotted hiding in Cisco router firmware

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BlackTech is a Chinese APT group that has been active since at least 2010 and that known for conducting cyber espionage campaigns in Asia aimed at entities in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. The government experts state that the Chinese APT group continuously updates the tools in its arsenal to evade detection.