Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS). The vulnerability is a Microsoft Outlook spoofing vulnerability that can lead to an authentication bypass.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Threat actors are exploiting recently disclosed zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN devices to deliver KrustyLoader. is an Authentication Bypass issue that resides in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, x and Ivanti Policy Secure. is a command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x,

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. You need to rely on external storage to securely transport your data. Park: Any industry that requires security.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2022

Microsoft security researchers discovered a post-compromise malware, tracked as MagicWeb, which is used by the Russia-linked NOBELIUM APT group to maintain persistent access to compromised environments. “Like domain controllers, AD FS servers can authenticate users and should therefore be treated with the same high level of security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2020

ZDNet has reported in exclusive that a list of plaintext usernames and passwords for 900 Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers, along with IP addresses, has been shared on a Russian-speaking hacker forum. ZDNet has obtained a copy of the list with the help of threat intelligence firm KELA and verified confirmed the authenticity of the data.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 21, 2022

This is a dangerous vulnerability: An assessment from security firm BitSight found six vulnerabilities in the Micodus MV720 , a GPS tracker that sells for about $20 and is widely available. The security firm said it first contacted Micodus in September to notify company officials of the vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. European Commission has chosen the Signal app to secure its communications. New strain of Cerberus Android banking trojan can steal Google Authenticator codes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2022

Threat actors are exploiting an authentication bypass Zimbra flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-27925, to hack Zimbra Collaboration Suite email servers worldwide. An authentication bypass affecting Zimbra Collaboration Suite, tracked as CVE-2022-27925, is actively exploited to hack ZCS email servers worldwide.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

US Government and defense contractor Belcan left its super admin credentials open to the public, Cybernews research team reveals. Belcan is a government, defense, and aerospace contractor offering global design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, information technology, and digital engineering solutions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

However, evidence suggests that the rogue superstate’s cyber capabilities are as weak as its military stance in Ukraine, especially when met with resistance. Spurred into action by the invasion of Ukraine, Spielerkid89 decided to investigate whether he could find Russian IPs with disabled authentication to fool with.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

President Biden issued an Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. Standards for AI Safety and Security Red-teaming requirements. Developers must also share the results of “red-team” exercises with the government. Developers must also share the results of “red-team” exercises with the government.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory to warn of multiple security vulnerabilities in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers which are used by over 1.5 Multiple flaws in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers shipped with over 1.5 million vehicles.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

” Rosaviatsia is the government agency responsible for the oversight and regulation of civil aviation in Russia. The agency’s primary role is to ensure the safety, security, and efficiency of air transport within the country. As of March 2022, Russia had about 820 foreign-made civilian aircraft.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks that have targeted the cloud IT resources of government and private sector companies across the world. ” reads the advisory published by the NSA. . ” reads the advisory published by the NSA.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 12, 2018

military information for sale on the Dark Web for a nominal sum, in and of itself, is unfortunate and unremarkable. However, details of the underlying hack , ferreted out and shared by researchers of the Insikt Group, an arm of the security research firm Recorded Future, are most welcomed. The discovery of sensitive U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

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. government institutions, and about 250 Ukrainian victims. ” reads the joint advisory. through 12.4 through 15.6

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

. “An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could access a user’s Net-NTLMv2 hash which could be used as a basis of an NTLM Relay attack against another service to authenticate as the user,” the company wrote. This will prevent the sending of NTLM authentication messages to remote file shares.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

Cavanagh As a latecomer to the hyperscale data center market , Oracle focused on its heritage of helping large enterprise customers securely and efficiently run their mission critical systems and applications, Cavanagh told me. “We They’re all becoming increasingly dependent on hyperconnectivity. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The report issued by the Inspector General’s office details several basic lapses in security protocols at five separate locations, including: A lack of multifactor authentication to access BMDS technical information. exposed to greater risks unless actions are taken to improve security and reduce the.

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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

MARCH 12, 2021

On March 2nd, Microsoft released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported MS Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) March 12, 2021.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2022

Anonymous announced to have hacked more than 2,500 websites linked to the Russian and Belarusian governments, state-owned media outlets spreading disinformation, Russian private organizations, banks, hospitals, airports. JUST IN: #Anonymous leaks database of the Russian Government website [ [link] ]. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Just a couple of months after that, World Rugby itself announced that one of its training websites had suffered a security breach that exposed subscribers’ account information. That’s why it announced it would pursue two measures designed to strengthen its national digital security posture ahead of these sporting events.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2022

German Federal Office for Information Security agency, also known as BSI, recommends consumers not to use Kaspersky anti-virus software. The German Federal Office for Information Security agency, aka BSI, recommends consumers uninstall Kaspersky anti-virus software. ” reads the BSI announcement.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The post Spotlight: Automation Beckons as DevOps, IoT Drive PKI Explosion appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories Episode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain Security Spotlight: COVID Broke Security. Click the icon below to listen. Can We Fix It In 2022?

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 15, 2019

AB 1130 also specifies that “[i]n breaches involving biometric data,” the reporting entity must provide “instructions on how to notify other entities that used the same type of biometric data as an authenticator to no longer rely on [that] data for authentication purposes.”. The amendments take effect January 1, 2020.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) uncovered a malicious activity cluster, tracked as DEV-0343, that is targeting the Office 365 tenants of US and Israeli defense technology companies. For Office 365 users, see multifactor authentication support. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Back in December, the SolarWinds supply chain attack made the headlines when a Russian cyber espionage group tampered with updates for SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management products that the IT company provides to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices. Completely replaced all compromised servers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For years, security experts — and indeed, many top cybercriminals in the Spamit affiliate program — have expressed the belief that Sal and Icamis were likely the same person using two different identities. He is currently housed in a federal prison in Michigan, serving the final stretch of a 60-month sentence.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2020

Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35 , Phosphorus , Newscaster , and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media. Navy and an officer in the Hellenic Navy, the naval force of Greece.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

Threat actors attempted to influence the sentiment of users in Ukraine regarding the relationship between the Russian and the Ukrainian governments. In this case, threat actors used fake accounts to impersonate military members in Ukraine and managed Groups posing as authentic military communities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Provides certain exemptions from public disclosure for materials provided to the state in response to an investigation of a breach of security. credit or debit card number, or any financial account number in combination with any required security code, access code or password that would permit access to such financial account.

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Info Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes driver’s licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the Act’s minimum standards. ROCHESTER, N.Y., Beginning October 1, 2021, the U.S. Beginning October 1, 2021, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

Earlier versions of Agent.BTZ were used to compromise US military networks in the Middle East in 2008. The orchestrator reads the email address in /etc/transport/mail/mailboxes/0/command_addr by parsing the inbox HTML page (using Gumbo HTML parser ) and the cookies to authenticate on Gmail in /etc/transport/mail/mailboxes/0/cookie.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

Security Breach Notice Act. The amendments to Vermont’s Security Breach Notice Act include expanding the definition of Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), expanding the definition of a breach to include login credentials and narrowing the permissible circumstances under which substitute notice may be used.

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