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Russia-linked hackers target Ukrainian military with Infamous Chisel Android malware

Security Affairs

Russia-linked threat actors have been targeting Android devices of the Ukrainian military with a new malware dubbed Infamous Chisel. “The information exfiltrated is a combination of system device information, commercial application information and applications specific to the Ukrainian military. . ” concludes the report.

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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Krebs on Security

as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military. Attorney General Bill Barr said at a press conference today that the Justice Department doesn’t normally charge members of another country’s military with crimes (this is only the second time the agency has indicted Chinese military hackers).

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As 2-factor authentication falls short, ‘adaptive multi-factor authentication’ goes mainstream

The Last Watchdog

The use of an additional form of authentication to protect the accessing of a sensitive digital system has come a long way over the past decade and a half. An Israeli start-up, Silverfort , is seeking to make a great leap forward in the state-of-the-art of authentication systems. LW: Let’s come back to ‘adaptive authentication.’

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FIDO - Leading the Zero Trust Passwordless Authentication Evolution

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FIDO - Leading the Zero Trust Passwordless Authentication Evolution. A Zero Trust approach starts with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). The Role of Passwordless Authentication. Passwordless authentication was developed to combat phishing attacks, a crucial risk that cannot be ignored. Tue, 08/16/2022 - 06:32.

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GUEST ESSAY: How tech tricks used by Amazon, Netflix aid Ukraine in repelling Russia’s invasion

The Last Watchdog

Accessing video-based intelligence at the right time and place is a very effective method for gaining information about the constantly changing military landscape. Accessing video-based intelligence at the right time and place is a very effective method for gaining information about the constantly changing military landscape.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 462 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Threat actors breached two crucial systems of the US CISA CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Critical Fortinet FortiOS bug CVE-2024-21762 potentially impacts 150,000 internet-facing devices QNAP fixed three flaws in its NAS devices, including an authentication bypass Threat actors breached two crucial systems (..)

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Russia-linked APT8 exploited Outlook zero-day to target European NATO members

Security Affairs

Over the past 20 months, the group targeted at least 30 organizations within 14 nations that are probably of strategic intelligence significance to the Russian government and its military. The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS).

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