Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a new cyber espionage campaign carried out by the Russia-linked group APT28 (aka “ Forest Blizzard ”, “ Fancybear ” or “ Strontium ”). The malware communicated with C2 infrastructure via TCP, it use the AES-128-CBC algorithm to encrypt the traffic.

Phishing 118

Phishing Computer and Electronics Communications Encryption 118

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 29, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released guidance to help covered entities understand how they can use remote communication technologies for audio-only telehealth in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules (the “Guidance”).

Computer and Electronics 102

Computer and Electronics Communications Privacy Encryption 102

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Security researcher Salvatore Lombardo shared details about a new instance of Nigerian fraud that he called ‘Beyond the border scam.’ He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”. during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022.

Computer and Electronics 107

Computer and Electronics Paper Education Communications 107

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 293 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Computer and Electronics Ransomware Education 90

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2022

The crooks created more than 400 phishing sites for obtaining the banking data of Ukrainian citizens under the guise of social security payments from the EU. The police searched the home of the suspects and seized computer equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, and money obtained through the illicit activities. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing 90

Phishing Computer and Electronics Communications Government 90

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

.” The Snatch ransomware was first spotted at the end of 2019, Sophos researchers discovered a piece of the Snatch ransomware that reboots computers it infects into Safe Mode to bypass resident security solutions. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. ” reads the alert.

Ransomware 114

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Military Agriculture 114

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Arthur Pereira Sabbat (five-year mandate), currently Director of the Information Security department of the Brazilian Presidency. Joacil Basilio Rael (four-year mandate), computer engineer who graduated from the Military Engineering Institute.

Computer and Electronics 116

Computer and Electronics Military Paper Communications 116

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

INSTAT will continue its statistical activity and will use alternative means of communication such as the email address instat.albania@gmail.com and the official social media channels, Instagram and Facebook.” In September 2022, Albania blamed Iran for another cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police.

Computer and Electronics 123

Computer and Electronics Government Communications IT 123

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2021

The Ministry of Labor and Social Economy has been affected by a computer attack. The website of the ministry’s website was still up despite the attack, but the communications office and the multimedia room were not available. “The Electronic Office, the website and the set of services continue to be provided normally.”

Computer and Electronics 134

Computer and Electronics Communications Ransomware Government 134

Lenny Zeltser

JUNE 2, 2018

Information security? Computer security, perhaps? If we examine the factors that influence our desire to use one security title over the other, we’ll better understand the nature of the industry and its driving forces. Are you in cybersecurity? Yet, the term cybersecurity is growing in popularity.

Computer and Electronics 64

Computer and Electronics Information Security Cybersecurity Communications 64

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware.

IT 98

IT Computer and Electronics e-Discovery Encryption 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2021

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang is demanding the payment of a $50,000,000 ransom, the largest one to date. billion in revenue.

Ransomware 142

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Sales Encryption 142

Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2021

The existence of a secret SAS mobile hacker squad, named MAB5 and under the control of the Computer Network Operations (CNO) Exploitation, was revealed by a job ad published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence on an external website, reported Alan Turnbull of Secret Bases. ” states Secret Bases. Pierluigi Paganini.

Military 102

Military Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Communications 102

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

Once it’s inside, Ryuk can spread across network servers through file shares to individual computers,” reads a post published by SBI. “IT officials are working to get the communication systems back online.” 911 calls, though, are being answered.” 911 calls, though, are being answered.”

Ransomware 116

Ransomware IT Computer and Electronics Mining 116

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

“In December 2021, in coordination with foreign law enforcement partners in Germany and Finland, the computer server hosting Monopoly was seized and taken offline.” Desnica was located and arrested in Austria in November 2022, the police conducted a search of his residence and vehicle, seizing electronics and cash.

Marketing 85

Marketing Computer and Electronics Sales Communications 85

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

FSB National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) revealed that foreign hackers have breached networks of Russian federal agencies. ” Once compromised the networks of the targeted agencies, hackers gathered sensitive information from internal systems. “Mail-O is a downloader program that accesses the Mail.ru

Computer and Electronics 114

Computer and Electronics Cloud Phishing Authentication 114

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A team of researchers from the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC) group at the KU Leuven University in Belgium has demonstrated how to steal a Tesla Model X in minutes by exploiting vulnerabilities in the car’s keyless entry system. ” Lennert Wouters explained to Wired. Pierluigi Paganini.

Computer and Electronics 117

Computer and Electronics Communications Security Access 117

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The two people are the former employee of the IT security management of Leonardo SpA, Arturo D’Elia, who is currently in jail, and Antonio Rossi, head of the CERT (Cyber ??Emergency The prosecutors state that Leonardo’s security systems did not detect the malware that was allegedly used by the unfaithful employee.

Military 100

Military Computer and Electronics Communications Personal data 100

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

On January 28th, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology announced that the final draft for the Personal Data Protection Act has been submitted to the president of Indonesia. Never use them without proper security measures such as using a VPN. Govt to Expedite the Process Amid Massive Security Breaches

Data Privacy 104

Data Privacy Privacy Personal data Computer and Electronics 104

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2021

A group of US hackers recently claimed to have gained access to footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, healthcare clinics, and prominent organizations. The DoJ announced this week that Till Kottmann was indicted for computer intrusion and identity and data theft activities spanning 2019 to the present. .

Computer and Electronics 73

Computer and Electronics Access Communications Cybersecurity 73

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The news is quite curious, the US military will no longer use 8-inch floppy disks in an antiquated computer (SACCS) to manage nuclear weapons arsenal. Jason Rossi, commander of the Air Force’s 595th Strategic Communications Squadron.” “Any electronic repair is going to take a lot of work. ” states the report.

Computer and Electronics 58

Computer and Electronics Military Government Communications 58

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

In the first phase of the project, TEN will unify communications between the German army’s (Bundeswehr) land-based operations (D-LBO) and the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s ‘FOXTROT’ tactical communications program. Computers, radios, tablets, and telephones). . ” reported the Handelsblatt.

Military 87

Military Computer and Electronics Communications Government 87

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

Last week the US agency has received several reports from taxpayers that received spam messages with “Automatic Income Tax Reminder” or “Electronic Tax Return Reminder” subjects. gov -like website with details pretending to be about the taxpayer’s refund, electronic return or tax account. .”

Computer and Electronics 78

Computer and Electronics Passwords Phishing Communications 78

IT Governance

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Graham Day, author of December’s book of the month, Security in the Digital World , says: “Attackers are slowly discovering all the ways that devices can be used to attack others. Malware: Malware is malicious software that will damage or harm your computer, network or information with the sole intent of infecting your system.

Computer and Electronics 68

Computer and Electronics Phishing Ransomware Communications 68

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Cyber security expert Marco Ramilli explains the difficulties for scraping the ‘TOR networks’ and how to enumerate hidden-services with s crapers. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna.

Computer and Electronics 75

Computer and Electronics Cybersecurity Security Communications 75

Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades. I fly a lot—a quarter of a million miles per year—and being put on a TSA list, or being detained at the US border and having my electronics confiscated, would be a major problem. It made sense. Probably not.

Computer and Electronics 125

Computer and Electronics Encryption Government Privacy 125

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The group is charges of violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act and Electronic Communications Privacy Act; federal trademark infringement, dilution, and false designation of origin; cyber squatting; com mon law trespass to chattels; unjust enrichment; conversion; intentional interference with contracts. 27 in the U.S.

Computer and Electronics 65

Computer and Electronics Phishing Communications Privacy 65

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

The SilentTrinity malware can take control over an infected computer, it allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands. The attack against Croatia was also spotted by experts at Information Systems Security Bureau (ZSIS) that issued two alerts about the attacks-. ” reads one of the alerts. Pierluigi Paganini.

Government 82

Government Computer and Electronics Archiving Phishing 82

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A face recognition search will typically result in one or more most likely candidates—or candidate images—ranked by computer-evaluated similarity or will return a negative result.”.

Computer and Electronics 110

Computer and Electronics Government Communications Access 110

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2010

Microsoft is urging Congress and the information technology industry to act now to ensure that cloud computing is guided by an international commitment to privacy, security and transparency for consumers, businesses and government.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Cloud Privacy Communications 40

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Command: t he main question to try to answer on the Command section would be: “How does OilRig evolve in Command and Control communications over time ?”. and more personal thoughts.

e-Delivery 80

e-Delivery Computer and Electronics Phishing Communications 80

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

A computer user’s failure to secure his wireless network contributed to the defeat of his claim that a neighbor’s unwelcome access to his files violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”). The ECPA places restrictions on unauthorized interception of, and access to, electronic communications.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Communications Security Libraries 40

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 21, 2015

On October 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“CalECPA”). The government also must obtain a warrant before requiring a business to produce an individual’s electronic information.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Privacy Communications Cloud 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

On November 22, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a $650,000 settlement with University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass”), resulting from alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules. .

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Insurance Privacy Risk 40

Data Protector

AUGUST 17, 2020

Removing the UK from the decision-making structures of the EU should also result in the UK Government feeling able to update other privacy legislation, such as the outdated Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations, without having to delay for years and years until EU countries managed to reach a political consensus on the way ahead.

Privacy 156

Privacy GDPR Personal data Computer and Electronics 156

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2018

This week, we discuss the sentencing of one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Yahoo breach, a new type of denial-of-service attack that can crash computers just using sound and how not to email your customers. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 1 June 2018. Here are this week’s stories.

GDPR 67

GDPR Compliance Computer and Electronics Data breaches 67

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

That IP is assigned to Frontier Communications Solutions: a NY based company. Recently security experts at Proofpoint observed the notorious TA505 cybercrime group that has been using a new RAT dubbed SDBbot , it is a backdoor that is delivered via a new downloader dubbed Get2 that was written in C++. Pierluigi Paganini.

Computer and Electronics 42

Computer and Electronics Ransomware Security Retail 42