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CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008

Security Affairs

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. time zone.

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Meet the World’s Biggest ‘Bulletproof’ Hoster

Krebs on Security

Those include a large number of cybercrime forums and stolen credit card shops, ransomware download sites, Magecart-related infrastructure , and a metric boatload of phishing Web sites mimicking dozens of retailers, banks and various government Web site portals. KrebsOnSecurity uncovered strong evidence to support a similar conclusion.

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Google dorks were the root cause of a catastrophic compromise of CIA’s communications

Security Affairs

Google queries allowed Iran Government to dismantle the CIA communication network used by its agents and kill dozens of tens of spies. News the security breach has happened in 2009, the Iranian intelligence infiltrated a series of websites used by the CIA to communicate with agents worldwide, including Iran and China.

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MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

The Last Watchdog

Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” cyber ops capability is Stuxnet , the self-spreading Windows worm found insinuating itself through Iranian nuclear plants in 2010.

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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange arrested and charged in US with computer hacking conspiracy

Security Affairs

In October, the Government of Ecuador confirmed it had cut the internet access of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange due to leaks of its Organization. The Ecuadorian Government believes that the information leaked by Wikileaks could have had a serious impact on the US Presidential election. ” reads the note. ” The U.S. .

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Former NSA TAO hacker sentenced to 66 months in prison over Kaspersky Leak

Security Affairs

Former NSA TAO hacker was sentenced to 66 months in prison because he leaked top-secret online documents related to the US government ban on Kaspersky. According to the prosecutors, between 2010 and 2015, the former NSA hacker had taken home with him TAO materials, including exploits and hacking tools. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. How Do VC Firms Work? AllegisCyber Investments.