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Facebook deleted Russia-Linked efforts focusing on Ukraine ahead of the election

Security Affairs

In this case, threat actors used fake accounts to impersonate military members in Ukraine and managed Groups posing as authentic military communities. Content published by the operators includes topics like the military conflict in Eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian public figures and politics. ” continues Facebook.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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GUEST ESSAY: Supply chain vulnerabilities play out in latest Pentagon personnel records breach

The Last Watchdog

12, the Pentagon disclosed that intruders breached Defense Department travel records and compromised the personal information and credit card data of U.S. military and civilian personnel. In that caper, criminals got away with Social Security numbers, passwords, and in some cases, fingerprints. government strategic systems.

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