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Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

Security Affairs

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. In December 2016 , the Turkish blocked social media in the country to prevent the sharing of a video of the executions of Turkish soldiers by the IS group. It's 5:30 a.m.

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Transparent Tribe APT hit 1000+ victims in 27 countries in the last 12 months

Security Affairs

The Transparent Tribe cyber-espionage group continues to improve its arsenal while targets Military and Government entities. The Transparent Tribe APT group is carrying out an ongoing cyberespionage campaign aimed at military and diplomatic targets worldwide. Transparent Tribe continues to show high activity against multiple targets.

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Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks

Security Affairs

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Bouncing Golf cyberespionage campaign targets Android users in Middle East

Security Affairs

The attackers appear to be focused o n stealing military-related information. The researchers speculate on a possible connection to Domestic Kitten espionage activities, an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor aimed at specific groups of individuals since 2016.

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The Platinum APT group adds the Titanium backdoor to its arsenal

Security Affairs

The APT group was discovered by Microsoft in 2016, it targeted organizations in South and Southeast. “The malware hides at every step by mimicking common software (protection related, sound software , DVD video creation tools).” Titanium is the final result of a sequence of dropping, downloading and installing stages.”

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Best Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

With 3000 servers in 160 locations and 94 countries, ExpressVPN boasts its military-grade encryption and leak-proofing features, including a kill switch and unlimited bandwidth for clients. Launched in 2016, the Canadian VPN provider offers free, consumer, and team subscriptions as an app for desktop, smartphone, or web browser extensions.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

Facing a backlash from lawmakers and the public, the IRS soon reverses course , saying video selfies will be optional and that any biometric data collected will be destroyed after verification. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016. In 2016, while the U.S. Even though U.S.

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