Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

A new piece of the Ryuk malware has been improved to steal confidential files related to the military, government, financial statements, and banking. It is not clear if the malware was developed by the threat actors behind Ryuk Ransomware for data exfiltration. ” reported BleepingComputer. .” Source BleepingComputer.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Wipers and Phishing Attacks Rose Steeply in 2022 Russian military intelligence agency hackers walloped Ukraine with waves of data wipers and phishing attacks but the wave of destructive cyberattacks doesn't appear to have been as impactful as previous Russian cyberattacks, report researchers from the Google Threat Analysis Group and Mandiant.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 21, 2022

military, published a detailed analysis of phishing campaigns with links to Belarus and Russia. Cyber Command and Security Service of Ukraine revealed malware indicators recently detected in Ukraine, which is resisting invasion by Russia. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which has ties to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

China-linked threat actor tracked as CactusPete was employing an updated backdoor in recent attacks targeting military and financial organizations in Eastern Europe. reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. The post Chinese APT CactusPete targets military and financial orgs in Eastern Europe appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 31, 2022

Actors From China, Iran, North Korea and Russia Using Ukraine War-Related Themes Researchers have observed a growing number of threat actors using the Russia-Ukraine war as a lure in phishing and malware campaigns to target the military of multiple Eastern European countries, as well as a NATO Center of Excellence, according to Google's Threat Analysis (..)

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Related Stories BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency China Calls Out U.S. The post Episode 256: Recursive Pollution? Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen. For Hacking.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The data leak exposed sensitive personal information of thousands of users worldwide and hotel guests, along with a hotel and travel reservations. ” reads the analysis published by vpnMentor. ” reads the analysis published by vpnMentor. ” . . “For the US government, alarm bells should be ringing. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2019

Security experts from ESET uncovered a cyber-espionage group tracked as Machete that stole sensitive files from the Venezuelan military. Security experts from ESET reported that a cyberespionage group tracked as Machete has stolen sensitive files from the Venezuelan military. ” reads the analysis from ESET.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

A study conducted by researchers at Cyjax revealed that organizations expose sensitive data via sandboxes used for malware analysis. Experts at the threat intelligence firm Cyjax analyzed file uploaded by organizations via malware analysis sandboxes and discovered that they were exposing sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

Experts uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed “ Operation In(ter)receptio n,” aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Threat actors stole sensitive and confidential data from the telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom Company, revealed the Ministry of National Defense. Threat actors stole sensitive information from the company, including military and government documents, revealed Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. Chunghwa Telecom Company , Ltd.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Effective October 1, 2021, an amendment [1] to the Connecticut General Statute concerning data privacy breaches, Section 36a-701b, will impact notification obligations in several significant ways. Risk of Harm Analysis No Longer Requires Law Enforcement Consultation. Required Identity Theft Prevention Services.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

The Blackjack group is believed to be affiliated with Ukrainian intelligence services that carried out other attacks against Russian targets, including an internet provider and a military infrastructure. The attack brought all 87,000 sensors offline, threat actors also wiped databases, backups, and email servers, a total of 30TB of data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2024

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” states Recorded Future.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

The top reason, chosen from a proved list of ten, was ‘increased cyber security risks’, followed by the related concern, ‘new and/or increased data privacy regulations’. Riani has experience as political advisor to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and as the director on the Global Risk Analysis at Control Risks. Cyber in a silo?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“We are strengthening the government’s defensive measures and collecting relevant data for analysis in a bid to stop the attacks when they are initiated,” Chien told lawmakers. On the other end, the Chinese government considers the island its territory and does not exclude its military occupation in the future.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Cybersecurity and cyber recovery are types of disaster recovery (DR) practices that focus on attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable or destroy critical data. Disaster recovery (DR) is a combination of IT technologies and best practices designed to prevent data loss and minimize business disruption caused by an unexpected event.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2022

” reads the analysis published ZScaler. ” The backdoor supports multiple functionalities, including Upload/Download Files and execution of system commands on the infected machine by abusing DNS records, including TXT records for incoming commands and A records for data exfiltration. . .” ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“The data obtained as a result of hacking and penetration of enemy information systems includes a list of daily reports of Rosaviatsiya for the entire Russian Federation for more than a year and a half.” “Their analysis shows that the civil aviation sector of terrorist Russia is on the verge of collapse.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience?

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 28, 2024

OpenText NDR top 3 capabilities Packet capture and analysis : The solution captures and analyzes network packets in real-time, enabling deep inspection of network traffic for signs of malicious activity. OpenText NDR is one of many security layers which protects the data and operations of this financial organization.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Student Data Privacy. Security Breach Notice Act. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

RedFoxtrot has been active since at least 2014 and focused on gathering military intelligence from neighboring countries, it is suspected to work under the PLA China-linked Unit 69010. ” reads the analysis published by SentinelOne. SentinelOne detailed lateral movements, credential harvesting, and data exfiltration.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Financial information, medical data, health reimbursements, postal addresses, telephone numbers and emails are not thought to have been compromised.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2020

The threat actors’ job postings messages were crafted to target the following specific US defense programs and groups: F-22 Fighter Jet Program Defense, Space and Security (DSS) Photovoltaics for space solar cells Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group Military aircraft modernization programs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

The group focuses on military and government organizations to steal sensitive information, including confidential data and intellectual property. ” reads the analysis published by EclecticIQ. ” KamiKakaBot can steal data stored in popular web browsers, including Chrome, MS Edge, and Firefox. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). The APT group used fake online personas to create and disseminate disinformation as well as leak stolen data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG. ARCHIPELAGO also used malicious Google Chrome extensions to harvest sensitive data since at least 2018 as part of the STOLEN PENCIL campaign.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Biometric data does not include a physical or digital photograph unless used or stored for facial recognition purposes. The amendments take effect January 1, 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

An investigation by McAfee researchers into a case of a suspected malware infection uncovered a cyber attack that had been sitting in the victim organization’s network for years stealing data. After mapping out all data, TTP’s [tactics, techniques and procedures] etc., Chinese-Linked APT Groups Likely Suspects.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2021

” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. The analysis of the malware employed in the recent Operation GhostShell (version 4.0.1) “In addition, our research points out possible connections to other Iranian state-sponsored APT threat actors such as Chafer APT (APT39) and Agrius APT.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2020

Researchers at IBM X-Force Incident Response Intelligence Services (IRIS) discovered an unsecured server belonging to Iran-linked APT35 group (aka ITG18, Charming Kitten , Phosphorous, and NewsBeef ) containing data for many domains managed by the threat actor. ” reads the analysis published by IBM. . continues IBM.

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