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

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Russia-linked threat actors have been targeting Android devices of the Ukrainian military with a new malware dubbed Infamous Chisel. The GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have published an analysis of the Android malware.

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Autoclerk travel reservations platform data leak also impacts US Government and military

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. “The data Our team viewed highly sensitive data exposing the personal details of government and military personnel, and their travel arrangements to locations around the world, both past and future.” The list of affected users includes the US government, military, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). .

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Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

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A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018.

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Russia-linked actors may be behind an explosion at a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas

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Preliminary investigations suggested that the incident resulted from the overpressure and rupture of a segment of an LNG transfer line, leading to the rapid flashing of LNG and the release and ignition of the natural gas vapor cloud. ” reported the American Military News website. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Pro-Ukraine attackers compromise Docker images to launch DDoS attacks on Russian sites

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Pro-Ukraine hackers, likely linked to Ukraine IT Army , are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen websites belonging to government, military, and media. “Container and cloud-based resources are being abused to deploy disruptive tools. ” reported Crowdstrike.

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Virustotal data leak exposed data of some registered customers, including intelligence members

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The file included data associated with employees of the US secret service NSA, the US Cyber ​​Command, and German intelligence services registered with the Google-owned security platform. The information was exposed after an employee inadvertently uploaded the data to VirusTotal. ” reported Der Spiegel.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 425 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

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