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White hat hackers showed how to take over a European Space Agency satellite

Security Affairs

The OPS-SAT satellite is only 30cm high that was launched in December 2019, and according to the European agency, it contains an experimental computer ten times more powerful than any current ESA spacecraft. According to classified U.S. ” said Pierre-Yves Jolivet, VP Cyber Solutions, Thales. .”

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 253

Security Affairs

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report: 500+ new Malware strains in 2019. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment.

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GCHQ implements World War II cipher machines in encryption app CyberChef

Security Affairs

UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. link] #GCHQ100 pic.twitter.com/t2ixVE6j7H — GCHQ (@GCHQ) March 14, 2019. Try them out for yourself!

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First Cyber Defence & Information Assurance courses to receive CILIP accreditation

CILIP

s assessment visit on 4th December 2019, the programmes were added to the current offer of the Information Capability Management Masters by the Department. Its strategic partnership with the Ministry of Defence dates back to 1984 when Cranfield was awarded a contract to provide education for the Royal Military College of Science.

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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. link] #MSFTatBlackHat — Security Response (@msftsecresponse) August 5, 2019. ” concludes Microsoft.

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Finding Family in Images of Liberation at Buchenwald

Unwritten Record

The record, part of Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985 , was filmed by Signal Corps members attached to military units tasked with rehabilitating and relocating liberated camp survivors. It is rare to locate and positively identify specific people who appear in the footage shot by the US military.

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Remembering Vietnam

Archives Blogs

This groundbreaking exhibit uses original National Archives documents, artifacts, and film footage to explore the policies and decisions that initiated and then escalated American economic and military aid to South Vietnam. O’Brien Gallery of the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, through January 6, 2019. and HISTORYⓇ.