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China-linked APT Volt Typhoon remained undetected for years in US infrastructure

Security Affairs

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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FBI chief says China is preparing to attack US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

Krebs on Security

“InfraGard connects critical infrastructure owners, operators, and stakeholders with the FBI to provide education, networking, and information-sharing on security threats and risks,” the FBI’s InfraGard fact sheet reads. Department of Defense. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” The US government operation blocked access to the routers by Russian cyberspies. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 20,415 TECA Srl Source New Transport Italy Yes 16.7 Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. “The reads the press release published by DoJ.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.