Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The program also commits to providing free training for transitioning military, first responders, veterans, military spouses, women, underrepresented minorities, and government personnel. factories with the digital tools, cybersecurity, and workforce expertise needed to begin building every part better than the last.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

The Platinum cyber espionage group uses steganographic technique to hide communications with the Command and Control Servers (C&C). Experts from Kaspersky have linked the Platinum APT group with cyber attacks involving an elaborate, and new steganographic technique used to hide communications with C2 servers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons. Beware of remote access takeover scams.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

China-linked threat actor tracked as Alloy Taurus is using a Linux variant of the PingPull backdoor and a new tool dubbed Sword2033. In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. ” reads the analysis published by Unit 42. softether[.]net

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

.” The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The SSU has managed to identify the perpetrators’ names, intercept their communication and obtain irrefutable evidence of their involvement in the attacks. All of that, despite the fact that they used the FSB’s own malicious software and tools to remain anonymous and hidden online. ” reads the announcement published by the SSU.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The group has continued launching attacks against entities in Southeast Asia, including military, satellite communications, media and educational organizations. The Thrip group used both custom malware and legitimate tools to hit its targets that continue to include defense contractors, telecoms companies, and satellite operators.

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IT Governance

MARCH 18, 2021

The UK government plans to invest £24 billion in cyber security and the armed forces as part of a major shake-up of its defence policy. Under the new strategy, the government says it’s prepared to launch nuclear attacks if the country faced an exceptional threat that used cyber weapons or other “emerging technologies”.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

“The Sliver backdoors contact their C2 server using HTTP/HTTPS communication. Sliver 11 is an open-source adversary simulation tool that is gaining popularity among threat actors, since it provides a practical command and control framework.” ” reads the report published by Synacktiv.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Government Accountability Office audit last week found that the defense department is playing catch up when it comes to securing weapons systems from cyberattacks. military and civilian personnel were compromised. The result: personal information and credit card data of at least 30,000 U.S. million personnel records from the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Bvp47 backdoor was first discovered in 2013 while conducting a forensic investigation into a security breach suffered by a Chinese government organization. In 2016 and 2017, the hacking group The Shadow Brokers l eaked a bunch of data allegedly stolen from the Equation Group, including many hacking tools and exploits.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. In the last stage of the attack, the subgroup deploys a custom malware variant, such as Drokbk or Soldier instead of using publicly available tools and simple scripts. ” concludes Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The cyber espionage group has tampered with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which provides its products to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters agency. . Threat actors carried out a highly-sophisticated supply chain attack.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The US Government Accounting Office just published a new report: " Weapons Systems Cyber Security: DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Vulnerabilities " (summary here ). From the summary: Automation and connectivity are fundamental enablers of DOD's modern military capabilities.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The DEV-0343 focuses on defense companies that support United States, European Union, and Israeli government partners producing military-grade radars, drone technology, satellite systems, and emergency response communication systems. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

“The CRTC executed a warrant under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and the RCMP National Division executed a search warrant under the Criminal Code respectively,” reads a statement published last week by the Canadian government. Still other unbidden communications from Rezvesz were friendly, even helpful with timely news tips.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

The GCHQ developed emulators for Enigma, Typex and the Bombe that could be executed in the CyberChef , The Enigma machines were used by the German military to protect communications during the Second World War. In 1939, just before Germany was invading Poland, the British government received an Enigma machine from Polish code breakers.

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Encryption Military Education Communications 82

Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

Employers are free to monitor these communications, as long as there's a valid business purpose for doing so. Thirdly and finally, it's up to organisations to self-govern. Sidenote: there's a whole other discussion about active interception of encrypted communications that may also give an employer access to this.)

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Data Protector

AUGUST 3, 2015

Some have altered their communication methods, while others have taken advantage of new encryption tools. Despite the Snowden allegations, US and UK intelligence agencies are legally intercepting communications on order to prevent attacks from terrorists, cyber criminals and a host of other state and non-state actors.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

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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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Perimeter security tools include: Firewalls: Filter traffic and monitor access based upon firewall rules and policies for the network, network segment, or assets protected by different types of firewalls. Communication protocols (TCP, HTTPS, etc.): behind the proxy.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

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. It is a tool that permits a user to create a complete self-contained executable starting from a python source code.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

The cyber-espionage group is believed to be operating out of China, it also targeted military and oil industry entities, government contractors and European diplomatic missions and organizations. “Even in the two Ketrum samples, there are differences between the low-level APIs used to achieve the same functionality.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The authorities set up servers that mimic the botnet’s communication system in order to collect information on infected systems and share them with ISP and the owners of the compromised computers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2018

Last time experts attributed an ongoing campaign to APT28 was in June, when experts from Palo Alto Networks noticed that the group was using new tools in a recent string of attacks. The researchers observed several attacks leveraging the SPLM and the Zebrocy tool between the second and fourth quarters of 2017 against organizations in Asia.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 24, 2019

It was developed over the 20th century to enable the successful realization of more complex engineering projects; from telephony to military, space and automotive domains. This means the software industry needs to adopt better tools and processes for communicating about and understanding the systems they build.

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Security Military Communications Risk 61

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. With the use of inventory tools and IOC lists, an organization can identify its most valuable assets or segments. As organizations move toward cloud environments, vulnerabilities rooted in vast internet communications are coming to light. Screenshot example. Statistics.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. “The malware hides at every step by mimicking common software (protection related, sound software , DVD video creation tools).”

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Communications at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments were reportedly compromised by a supply chain attack on SolarWinds , a security vendor that helps the federal government and a range of Fortune 500 companies monitor the health of their IT networks. Treasury and Commerce departments. HF 5 through 2020.2.1, Fortune 500.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Several strong themes emerged from 2022’s crop of breaches, including the targeting or impersonating of employees to gain access to internal company tools; multiple intrusions at the same victim company; and less-than-forthcoming statements from victim firms about what actually transpired.

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AIIM

MARCH 13, 2018

In 1995, if I was going to find this Civil War fellow, it meant a personal trip to the National Archives through the microfilmed military records. I recently found an initial communication dated May 12, 1995 to this news group. It also meant some posts to alt.war.civil news groups. Why didn’t I just do a web search?

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Recognizing this, the Department of Defense (DoD) launched the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) in 2019, the predecessor to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), to develop AI solutions that build competitive military advantage, conditions for human-centric AI adoption, and the agility of DoD operations.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

The latest action came yesterday, when Biden warned of “evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks.” “Cyber war is not military versus military; all organizations, across public and private sectors, will have to defend themselves from attack,” he said.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers. Ceeloader communicates via HTTP, while the C2 response is decrypted using AES-256 in CBC mode. ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Cryptanalysts or malicious actors can use basic information about the cryptographic scheme, plaintext, or ciphertext to decipher encrypted communications. The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users.

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