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

Security Affairs

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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Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz

Security Affairs

“Since mid-2021, Snatch threat actors have consistently evolved their tactics to take advantage of current trends in the cybercriminal space and leveraged successes of other ransomware variants’ operations. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics.

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Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

Security Affairs

The recently discovered Cyclops Blink botnet is now targeting the ASUS routers, reports Trend Micro researchers. Then the bot waits for 37 seconds before it sets up its hard-coded parameters, including the hard-coded C2 servers and the interval that should be used to communicate with them. India, Italy, Canada, and Russia.

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Biden Approves Cybersecurity Reporting, Issues Rare Warning

eSecurity Planet

“Cyber war is not military versus military; all organizations, across public and private sectors, will have to defend themselves from attack,” he said. These warnings are unprecedented – past Administrations have not publicly substantiated to this extent that cyber attacks are incoming.

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Rainbow Table Attacks and Cryptanalytic Defenses

eSecurity Planet

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. What is a Rainbow Table?

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Have You Considered Tone of Voice?

ARMA International

Years ago, that tone of voice was standard in communications coming from upper management to rank-and-file employees. 1 As part of this culture, progressive managers have learned to communicate more respectfully to employees. Those raising children born in the ‘90s and in the current century have continued those trends.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 253

Security Affairs

FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report: 500+ new Malware strains in 2019. European Commission has chosen the Signal app to secure its communications. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment.