Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

In November 2019, the former Twitter employees Abouammo and the Saudi citizen Ali Alzabarah have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government. The two former Twitter employees operated for the Saudi Arabian government with the intent of unmasking dissidents using the social network.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2020

The Australian government aims at giving itself the power to manage the response of private enterprises to cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. The Australian government wants to increase the security of critical infrastructure, for this reason, it plans to manage the response of private enterprises to cyber attacks targeting them.

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JUNE 2, 2019

The company clarified that it does not agree with the interpretation taken by some branches of the Swiss government. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post ProtonMail denies that it spies on users for government agencies appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat confirmed that thousands of user accounts for online Canadian government services were recently hacked. According to a press release issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, thousands of user accounts for online government services were recently hacked. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

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. site (89.223.89[.]47).”

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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2022

The APT group has been active since at least 2015, previous operations targeted military and political individuals across the world, it shows a specific interest in organizations in Pakistan. The India-linked threat actor Patchwork infected one of their own computers with its RAT revealing its operations to researchers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

The Israeli government has issued an alert to organizations in the water sector following a series of cyberattacks that targeted the water facilities. ” reads the alert issued by the Israeli government. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

The restrictions were implemented for some 24 hours and the government removed them in the afternoon of March 3rd, 2010. Iran us facing a growing crisis due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the government will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons as officials struggle to contain the rapid spread of the epidemic.

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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. CLICK HERE AND GRAB THIS VERSION AND YOU’LL BE HELPING FUND OUR ORGANIZATION. Read it on our site , online in a dynamic page flipping format by clicking here. Click here to read it online in Yumpu. email: marketing@cyberdefensemagazine.com. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) government networks, as well as aviation networks. . ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2023

Some of the most clamorous attacks clamorous attacks observed in the past hit Ukraine in 2015 and 2016. On behalf of my government, I would like to express my sincere regrets for the inconvenience our citizens suffered due to power outage yesterday. The power outage impacted all the major cities in Pakistan.

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Security Affairs

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. ” continues the alert. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his government will not exclude Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the building of the upcoming 5G telecommunication networks. 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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MAY 21, 2020

“Victims of the analyzed campaigns fit into the pattern preferred by this actor, such as air transport and government sectors in the Middle East,” reads the researcher paper published by the experts. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

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. Anyone remember this "Ryuk Stealer"? It is not clear if the malware was developed by the threat actors behind Ryuk Ransomware for data exfiltration. ” reported BleepingComputer.

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Security Affairs

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.

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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

The threat actors shared a portion of the stolen data with TechCrunch as proof of the hack, it includes records on current and former government officials, diplomats, and politically exposed people. A financially motivated group named GhostR claims the theft of a sensitive database from World-Check and threatens to publish it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

US Government is inviting its allies to exclude Huawei equipment from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government is urging its allies to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

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.” Ability to exfiltrate files. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

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 27, 2022

The list is composed of 31 targets including Russian critical infrastructure, government agencies, banks, hosting prividers. The list is composed of 31 targets including Russian critical infrastructure, government agencies, banks, hosting prividers. We are creating an IT army. We need digital talents. There will be tasks for everyone.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2019

The NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence team uncovered a credential harvesting campaign tracked as LUCKY ELEPHANT targeting mostly South Asian governments. Security experts at NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence team uncovered a credential harvesting campaign, tracked as LUCKY ELEPHANT, targeting mostly South Asian governments. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

But on March 21, Shelest released a lengthy statement wherein he admitted to maintaining an ownership stake in Nuwber, a consumer data broker he founded in 2015 — around the same time he launched Onerep. states exempt so-called “public” or “government” records from consumer privacy laws. Mozilla Monitor.

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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 -->. SIGRed (CVE-2020-1350) is a wormable, critical vulnerability (CVSS base score of 10.0) ” states Krebs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2019

Russian APT groups are targeting European governments for cyber-espionage purposes ahead of the upcoming European elections. The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2020

At the time of the report, the threat actor carried out a cyber espionage campaign by redirecting DNS traffic from domains owned by the Lebanon government to target entities in the country. The APT group made some changes in its technique, tactics, and procedures, but the target is the same, the Lebanon Government.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Another ransomware attack made the headlines, the victim is the state government of Louisiana, numerous services have been impacted. The incident forced the state of government of Louisiana to shut down several numerous web sites of the state as well as email and Internet services. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Experts say Kislitsin’s prosecution could soon put the Kazakhstan government in a sticky diplomatic position, as the Kremlin is already signaling that it intends to block his extradition to the United States. Burkov was arrested in 2015 by Israeli authorities, and the Russian government fought Burkov’s extradition to the U.S.

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