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China-linked APT41 group exploits Citrix, Cisco, Zoho flaws

Security Affairs

The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks since 2014. The group hit entities in several industries, including the gaming, healthcare, high-tech, higher education, telecommunications, and travel services industries. concludes the report.

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SILENTFADE a long-running malware campaign targeted Facebook AD platform

Security Affairs

The attackers primarily ran malicious ad campaigns, often in the form of advertising pharmaceutical pills and spam with fake celebrity endorsements.” Only through user education and strong partnerships across the security industry will we measure the scale of malicious campaigns and effectively respond to them.”.

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China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

Department of Justice indictment, MSS-affiliated actors have targeted various industries across the United States and other countries—including high-tech manufacturing; medical device, civil, and industrial engineering; business, educational, and gaming software; solar energy; pharmaceuticals; and defense—in a campaign that lasted over ten years.[

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Anonymization & Pseudonymization as Tools for Cross-Border Discovery Compliance

ARMA International

13, 2014); In re Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) Prods. For example, consider the hypothetical case of Class Action Plaintiffs vs. ABC Pharmaceutical Company. See, inter alia , Laydon v. Mizuho Bank, Ltd. , 3d 409 (S.D.N.Y. 2016); Brightedge Techs., Searchmetrics , Case No. 14-cv-01009-WHO (MEJ) (N.D. 2592 Section L (E.D. 20, 2016); St.

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US DoJ charged two Chinese hackers working with MSS

Security Affairs

The duo targeted organizations in multiple industries, including high tech manufacturing, medical device, civil, and industrial engineering, business, educational, gaming software, solar energy, pharmaceuticals and defense. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Demers declared.