Schneier on Security

AUGUST 8, 2019

Electron is a cross-platform development system for many popular communications apps, including Skype, Slack, and WhatsApp. Security vulnerabilities in the update system allows someone to silently inject malicious code into applications. Basically, the Electron ASAR files aren't signed or encrypted, so modifying them is easy.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2023

361 (Unauthorized interference in the work of information (automated), electronic communication, information and communication systems, electronic communication networks), Art. The police seized computer equipment, mobile phones, more than 250 GSM gateways and about 150,000 SIM cards of various mobile operators. ​

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. The company develops specific electronics solutions and offers dedicated COTS solutions for hazardous environments.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2021

This suggests the attackers were targeting the agency for deeper access to its networks and communications. Nicholas Weaver , a lecturer at the computer science department at University of California, Berkeley, said the court document system doesn’t hold documents that are classified for national security reasons.

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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.

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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 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.

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Phishing Computer and Electronics Communications Government 98

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”).

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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.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 28, 2019

They affect national security. They're critical to national security as well as personal security. Before the Internet revolution, military-grade electronics were different from consumer-grade. That started to change in the 1980s, when consumer electronics started to become the place where innovation happened.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

Use cases of secure IoT deployment. In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 06:55. Use case 1: Fortune 500 Healthcare Company.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Security and privacy controls are still to be worked out, which means that there probably won’t be any. SENS is envisioned as a way for devices capable of sending and receiving wireless data to use Wi-Fi signal interference differences to measure the range, velocity, direction, motion, presence, and proximity of people and objects.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law and expert in US national security law, states in the opinion that the scope of companies to which Section 702 potentially applies is broader than commonly thought. The DSK’s overview.

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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 115

Computer and Electronics Paper Education Communications 115

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Department of Homeland Security hastily assembled a conference call with healthcare industry executives warning about an “imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. based Sky Lakes Medical Center’s computer systems. Lawrence Health System led to computer infections at Caton-Potsdam, Messena and Gouverneur hospitals.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 30, 2019

Federal Communications Commission (FCC), executed a search warrant in tandem with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) at the home of a Toronto software developer behind the Orcus RAT , a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. ”

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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.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. This is especially relevant to an organization’s security posture. We frequently hear from IT security professionals that “the risk associated with the mobile device is something we care about. Anonymous (not verified). Thu, 03/17/2022 - 09:46.

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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.”

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In addition, the amendment also will ensure greater privacy of personal data, prevent financial fraud, and improve resilience in European communications networks, according to EU officials.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. This is especially relevant to an organization’s security posture. We frequently hear from IT security professionals that “the risk associated with the mobile device is something we care about. Anonymous (not verified). Thu, 03/17/2022 - 09:46.

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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.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found.

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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.

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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.”

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“NIS II Directive”) that revises the current Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“NIS Directive”). see also our previous blogpost on the NIS Directive).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

FSB National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) revealed that foreign hackers have breached networks of Russian federal agencies. Attackers gained access to mail servers, electronic document management servers, file servers, and workstations of various levels to steal data of interest. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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.

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Computer and Electronics Communications Security Access 122

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It is no secret that security plays a very important part in the successful deployment and management of this technology, and its applications are set to transform the way we live and do business. What is the biggest security challenge facing the growing IoT? Weak authentication.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. The 911 service as it exists today.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2023

NIS2 replaces the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“ NIS Directive ”) and introduces a number of changes, including bringing more sectors and services under the scope of the NIS rules and introducing an updated (and more stringent) regime of security obligations and incident notice requirements.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2022

the legal basis for direct marketing communications. the legal basis for direct marketing communications. Certain obligations have a more general scope of application, whereas others are limited to providers of electronic communications networks and services. the provision of data sharing services. Conclusion.

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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.

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