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Hacker breaches key Russian ministry in blink of an eye

Security Affairs

In mere seconds, a hacker remotely accessed a computer belonging to a regional Russian Ministry of Health, taking advantage of sloppy cybersecurity practices to expose its entire network. Spielerkid89, who wished to remain anonymous, did not intend to harm the organization and left its systems intact. Original post at [link].

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CISA’s MAR warns of North Korean BLINDINGCAN RAT

Security Affairs

According to the government experts, the BLINDINGCAN malware was employed in attacks aimed at US and foreign companies operating in the military defense and aerospace sectors. A threat group with a nexus to North Korea targeted government contractors early this year to gather intelligence surrounding key military and energy technologies.”

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the IT supply chain

Security Affairs

The use of the BlindingCan RAT was first documented by the U.S. The BlindingCan was employed in attacks on US and foreign companies operating in the military defense and aerospace sectors. This is the first IT supply chain attack conducted by Lazarus that was documented by Kaspersky researchers.

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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

The RCMP said the raid was part of an international coordinated effort with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police, as part of “a series of ongoing, parallel investigations into Remote Access Trojan (RAT) technology. This makes it harder for targets to remove it from their systems.

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£60 million in recovery costs for Norsk Hydro after refusing ransom demand

IT Governance

TrendMicro’s analysis into the ransomware found that it was the same system administration tool abused by the likes of SOREBRECT and Bad Rabbit. Employees were left to file paperwork manually and share documents via fax machines. To access the decoder, the organisation was asked to pay a large ransomin bitcoin.