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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity in Ukraine. In Mid January the Ukrainian government was hit with destructive malware, tracked as WhisperGate , and several Ukrainian government websites were defaced by exploiting a separate vulnerability in OctoberCMS.

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JANUARY 25, 2020

The Greek government announced that a DDoS cyber attack hit the official state websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service and several important ministries. The websites involved in the attack have been already restored by the government IT staff. said Government spokesman Stelios Petsas.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Google has removed an app from the Play Store that was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. Google has removed the app NEXTA LIVE ( com.moonfair.wlkm ) from the official Play Store because it was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. Pierluigi Paganini.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. The joint alert includes information on the vulnerabilities exploited by the hackers and recommended mitigation actions for affected organizations. ” continues the alert.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Slovak police seized wiretapping devices connected to Govnet government network and arrested four individuals, including the head of a government agency. GOVNET is a network that interconnects different Slovak government agencies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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APRIL 6, 2020

DarkHotel nation-state actor is exploiting a VPN zero -day to breach Chinese government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai. Chinese security-firm Qihoo 360 has uncovered a hacking campaign conducted by a DarkHotel APT group (APT-C-06) aimed at Chinese government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The p opular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Russia-linked APT Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization according to Accenture. According to a report published by Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization.

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JUNE 19, 2020

A state-based actor is launching cyber attacks against government, public services and businesses, Australia ‘s prime minister said. Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison said that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. This joint advisory provides information on Russia-linked APT actor activity targeting various U.S. state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) government networks, as well as aviation networks. .

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MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 1, 2022

Russia-linked APT29 (Cozy Bear or Nobelium) launched a spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomats and government entities. In mid-January 2022, security researchers from Mandiant have spotted a spear-phishing campaign, launched by the Russia-linked APT29 group, on targeting diplomats and government entities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 21, 2020

The Chafer APT group has distributed data stealer malware since at least mid-2014, it was focused on surveillance operations and the tracking of individuals. Anyway we cannot underestimate that these hacking groups are extending their range of action targeting government and organizations worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Iran – After the announcement of the government to cut fuel subsidies, protests erupted in the country and the authorities blocked Internet access. Initially, mobile networks stopped working in large areas of the country, the government blocked any access to the Internet. ” reported the Washington Post. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JANUARY 18, 2020

Both Hatftar and the head of Tripoli’s UN- recognised government, Fayez al-Sarraj, are expected to attend the conference, while representatives of the Greek government have not been invited to the conference. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

A new piece of the Ryuk malware has been improved to steal confidential files related to the military, government, financial statements, and banking. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JULY 7, 2019

Croatia government agencies have been targeted by unknown hackers with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. ” reads one of the alerts.

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JULY 1, 2019

Singapore has announced the third bug bounty program aimed at assessing the security of government systems exposed online. The government of Singapore has announced its third bug bounty program aimed at assessing the level of security implemented for government systems exposed online. Pierluigi Paganini.

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APRIL 20, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post US Government concerned by cyber attacks on Czech hospitals during COVID19 crisis appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reported the Reuters agency.

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JULY 8, 2019

Government computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana, were shut down after a cyber attack hit them on July 6. On July 6, a cyber attack brought down government computer systems atLa Porte County, Indiana. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Experts believe it was a ransomware attack.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Experts from Cisco Talos discovered a new malware, tracked as ObliqueRAT, that appears a custom malware developed by a threat actor focused on government and diplomatic targets. . “CrimsonRAT has been known to target diplomatic and government organizations in Southeast Asia.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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JULY 17, 2020

US DHS CISA urges government agencies to patch SIGRed Windows Server DNS vulnerability within 24h due to the likelihood of the issue being exploited. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states Krebs.

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AUGUST 18, 2019

At least 23 local governments were impacted by a wave of ransomware attacks that according to the experts are the result of a coordinated effort. Texas is the victim of an ongoing wave of ransomware attacks that are targeting local governments. At the time the name of impacted organizations was not disclosed due to security concerns.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

The United Arab Emirates denied reports that the popular mobile app ToTok was used as part of a government massive surveillance program. According to a report recently published by the New York Times , the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. reads the analysis published by Wardle.

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MAY 9, 2020

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. SilverTerrier has been active since at least 2014, it is a collective of over hundreds of individual threat actors. .” ” reads the analysis published by Palo Alto Networks.

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APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Federal Communications Commission has cut off government funding for equipment from Huawei and ZTE due to security concerns. Federal Communications Commission has cut off government funding for equipment from the Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE due to security concerns. “The FCC voted unanimously Friday to bar U.S.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The surveillance industry is experiencing exponential growth, fueled by the sustained demand from rogue governments, intelligence agencies, and malicious actors for sophisticated malware and surveillance tools. Out of the 72 known in-the-wild 0-day exploits targeting Google products since mid-2014, 35 of them were used by CSVs.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

“They are officers of the ‘Crimean’ FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014. This ‘line of work’ is coordinated by the FSB’s 18th Center (Information Security Center) based in Moscow.” The group targeted government and military organizations in Ukraine.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

Security experts from FireEye found evidence that links the development of the Triton malware (aka Trisis and HatMan) to a Russian government research institute. a Russian government-owned technical research institution located in Moscow. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The United States government sued Edward Snowden , the former CIA employee and NSA contractor, to block payment for his book, Permanent Record. The US DoJ filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden to prevent the former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor from receiving the payment for his book, Permanent Record.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A new threat actor tracked as TA2101 is conducting malware campaigns using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

According to a report published by the New York Times, the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. The report said US intelligence officials and a security researcher determined the app was being used by the UAE government for detailed surveillance. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

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JULY 11, 2019

The CVE-2019-1132 flaw addressed by Microsoft this month was exploited by Buhtrap threat actor to target a government organization in Eastern Europe. According to experts at ESET, the Windows zero-day flaw CVE-2019-1132 was exploited by the Buhtrap threat actor in a targeted attack aimed at a government organization in Eastern Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security.

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