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Russia-linked APT28 uses COVID-19 lures to deliver Zebrocy malware

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) 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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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached

IT Governance

But, by contrast, only 36,673,575 records were confirmed to have been leaked, which is the fewest we’ve recorded since May 2018. There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co. Data breaches.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

million for security failings relating to a 2018 cyber attack on its mobile banking platform. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 UniCredit fined €2.8 million for data breach Italy’s data protection authority, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, has fined the country’s second-largest bank , UniCredit, €2.8

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

GB JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand) PCL Source (New) Manufacturing Thailand Yes >80 GB TREZOR Source (New) Crypto France Yes Nearly 66,000 Oak View Group Source (New) Leisure USA Yes 58,935 Innefu Labs Pvt. Source (New) Manufacturing Saudi Arabia Yes 86.16

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Cybaze ZLab – Yoroi team analyzed malware used in recent attacks on US entities attributed to APT29

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The researchers of Yoroi ZLab, on 16 November, accessed to a new APT29’s dangerous malware which seems to be involved in the recent wave of attacks aimed at many important US entities, such as military agencies, law enforcement, defense contractors , media companies and pharmaceutical companies. cybersecurity firm FireEye.