ARMA International

JANUARY 30, 2020

On December 23, Yahoo News [1] reported on a Department of Defense memo [2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” In other words, the Pentagon is concerned about hostile entities using such biometric data to better surveil and track the military.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

On 19 March 2019, Norsk Hydro’s systems were infected with the LockerGoga ransomware. The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Cyber security experts and governments urge victims to never pay the ransom. How the incident occurred.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Only 38% of state and local government employees are trained for ransomware prevention, and only 29% of small businesses have experience with ransomware ( IBM ). In 2019, Danish company Demant paid $85 million after losing access to 22,000 computers in 40 countries. Statistics. Almost 40% of victims pay the ransom ( Malwarebytes ).

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

There’s a new compiler at the helm of our monthly list of data breaches, following the departure of IT Governance stalwart Lewis Morgan, who leaves me with some mighty big shoes to fill. That brings the 2019 running total to 4.53 Chinese hackers target universities in pursuit of maritime military secrets (unknown).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

One of those is Mark Sokolovsky , a 26-year-old Ukrainian man who operated the popular “ Raccoon ” malware-as-a-service offering; Sokolovsky was busted in March after fleeing Ukraine’s mandatory military service orders.

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