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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

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as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military. Attorney General Bill Barr said at a press conference today that the Justice Department doesn’t normally charge members of another country’s military with crimes (this is only the second time the agency has indicted Chinese military hackers).

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Hacker leaks passwords for 900+ Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers

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ZDNet has obtained a copy of the list with the help of threat intelligence firm KELA and verified confirmed the authenticity of the data. According to Bank Security , all the Pulse Secure VPN servers included in the list were vulnerable to the CVE-2019-11510 flaw. UPDATE: [link] — Bank Security (@Bank_Security) August 5, 2020.

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California Amends Breach Notification Law

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AB 1130 also specifies that “[i]n breaches involving biometric data,” the reporting entity must provide “instructions on how to notify other entities that used the same type of biometric data as an authenticator to no longer rely on [that] data for authentication purposes.”. The amendments take effect January 1, 2020.

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UK, US agencies warn of large-scale brute-force attacks carried out by Russian APT

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US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks that have targeted the cloud IT resources of government and private sector companies across the world. and foreign organizations using brute force access to penetrate government and private sector victim networks.”

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How to Ensure Your Digital Security During the Rugby World Cup

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Now that it’s September, the excitement is beginning to build in earnest for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Japan, the host country of both the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, is well-aware of these previous incidents. Sports fans aren’t the only ones who are looking forward to this event.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 253

Security Affairs

FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report: 500+ new Malware strains in 2019. New strain of Cerberus Android banking trojan can steal Google Authenticator codes. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia.

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Ethical Hackers: A Business’s Best Friend?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Originally published in Forbes on July 29, 2019. encryption, two-factor authentication and key management) to protect their data from hackers. encryption, two-factor authentication and key management) to protect their data from hackers. The common perception is that all hackers are the bad guys. But this is a mistake.

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