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North Korea-linked Konni APT uses Russian-language weaponized documents

Security Affairs

Upon enabling the macro, the embedded VBA displays a Russian article titled “Western Assessments of the Progress of the Special Military Operation.” ” The macro launches the “check.bat” script using the “vbHide” parameter to avoid presenting a command prompt window to the victim.

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Ghostwriter disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting NATO

Security Affairs

We have dubbed this campaign ‘Ghostwriter,’ based on its use of inauthentic personas posing as locals, journalists, and analysts within the target countries to post articles and op-eds referencing the fabrications as source material to a core set of third-party websites that publish user-generated content,” continues the report.

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Mandiant links Ghostwriter operations to Belarus

Security Affairs

The attackers used to replace existing legitimate articles on the sites with fake content, instead of creating new posts. “ In August 2020, the Ghostwriter campaign spread articles claiming that the protests in Belarus were orchestrated by the U.S. We cannot rule out Russian contributions to either UNC1151 or Ghostwriter.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 431 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Apple AirTag Bug Enables ‘Good Samaritan’ Attack

Krebs on Security

When scanned, an AirTag in Lost Mode will present a short message asking the finder to call the owner at at their specified phone number. military computers in history” was traced back to a USB flash drive left in the parking lot of a U.S. A USB stick with malware is very likely how U.S. Department of Defense facility.

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Finding Family in Images of Liberation at Buchenwald

Unwritten Record

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we wanted to share a story that highlights how materials held by the National Archives and Records Administration are used to connect the past with the present. It is rare to locate and positively identify specific people who appear in the footage shot by the US military.

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VJ-Day 75th Anniversary

Unwritten Record

To commemorate this event, the National Archives Moving Image and Sound Branch would like to present films from our holdings documenting the tremendous moment in world history. We can see no acceptable alternative to direct military use.”. as military and civilians took in the news. . service members wounded in combat.