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Cryptic Rumblings Ahead of First 2020 Patch Tuesday

Krebs on Security

military and to other high-value customers/targets that manage key Internet infrastructure, and that those organizations have been asked to sign agreements preventing them from disclosing details of the flaw prior to Jan. 14, the first Patch Tuesday of 2020.

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SideWinder carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020

Security Affairs

SideWinder, an aggressive APT group, is believed to have carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020, Kaspersky reported. The group stands out for the high frequency and persistence of its attacks, researchers believe that the APT group has carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020. ” states Kaspersky.

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Maze ransomware operators stole data from US military contractor Westech

Security Affairs

Hackers have stolen confidential documents from the US military contractor Westech, which provides critical support for US Minuteman III nuclear deterrent. As of 2020, the LGM-30G Minuteman III version[a] is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States and represents the land leg of the U.S. The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S.

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2020 Predictions – Quantum knows what you did last summer

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Quantum computers can launch attacks that break asymmetric cryptography, rendering the entire PKI-based encryption method obsolete. As technology becomes capable of defeating a higher proportion of current and legacy security efforts, cybersecurity in 2020 will be defined by the need to stand out. National Initiatives in 2020.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2020 – 832 million records breached

IT Governance

Randleman Eye Center says some files were encrypted in cyber attack (unknown). Medical and military contractor Kimchuk hit by ransomware (unknown). Financial companies embroiled in massive data leak after failing to encrypt info (500,000). Perth-based multinational stops trading amid $30m ransomware demand (unknown).

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Maze Ransomware operators hacked the Xerox Corporation

Security Affairs

Xerox Corporation is the last victim of the Maze ransomware operators, hackers have encrypted its files and threaten of releasing them. Maze ransomware operators have breached the systems of the Xerox Corporation and stolen files before encrypting them. billion in revenu e in Q1 2020 and has 27,000 employees across the globe.

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Russia-linked APT28 targets govt bodies with fake NATO training docs

Security Affairs

Even today, less than half of the known antivirus engines are flagging the infection on VirusTotal , as observed by BleepingComputer: 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.

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