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China-linked Alloy Taurus APT uses a Linux variant of PingPull malware

Security Affairs

In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. PingPull, was first spotted by Unit 42 in June 2022, the researchers defined the RAT as a “difficult-to-detect” backdoor that leverages the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for C2 communications.

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Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

Security Affairs

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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Exclusive: Pakistan and India to armaments: Operation Transparent Tribe is back 4 years later

Security Affairs

The Operation Transparent Tribe was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of espionages operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. The two dll are legit windows library and are used in support of the malicious behaviour. Introduction.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

GB Western Municipal Construction Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 101 GB Tennessee Farmers Insurance Source New Insurance USA Yes 71,000 CNO ACE Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 65,195 Verizon Communications Inc. GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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A brief history of data and how it helped change the world

Collibra

King Ptolemy I Soter set about creating the largest collection of data (then) known to man, an institution known as the Library of Alexandria. . Libraries had been around for centuries, but this one would be different—filled with written records in numerous languages about the world’s knowledge. Around 300 B.C.E.,

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Why You Need A VPN

Cyber Info Veritas

When you consider that, most ISPs are prone to cyberattacks and mass surveillance by governments and hackers, using a VPN protects your privacy because when your ISP has no idea of the information you send over the network, you are safe from such exploits. This, however, is not always the case with all VPNs. By using a VPN that has U.S.

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The Importance of a Proactive Cyber Defense Solution To Protect Your Critical Data

Security Affairs

The Military Chinese General and Philosopher Sun Tzu (544 BC – 496 BC) wrote these tactics over two thousand years ago, and it is as applicable today as it ever was. and the library that is making that outbound connection is ‘post-receive’ within GitLab. Attack them where they are unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”