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Microsoft: Iranian Hackers Targeted Security Experts

Data Breach Today

Spear-Phishing Campaign Aimed at Potential Attendees at 2 Upcoming Events A hacking group linked to Iran's government targeted over 100 security and policy experts who are potentially attending two upcoming security conferences with phishing emails designed to steal credentials and gather intelligence, according to Microsoft.

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Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part I: Evasion

Krebs on Security

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti , an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. ” GAP #1. 22, 2020, the U.S. 22, 2020, the U.S.

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Bitter APT group targets China’s nuclear energy sector 

Security Affairs

Intezer researchers reported that a South Asian espionage group, tracked as Bitter, is targeting the Chinese nuclear energy industry. Intezer researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign targeting the Chinese nuclear energy sector, they linked it to the Bitter APT group. ” reads the report published by Intezer.

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Google TAG warns of Russia-linked APT groups targeting Ukraine

Security Affairs

Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017.

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For the second time in a few days, Greek Government websites hit by DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

The Greek government announced that a DDoS cyber attack hit the official state websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service and several important ministries. The websites involved in the attack have been already restored by the government IT staff. said Government spokesman Stelios Petsas.

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e-Records 2019: Better Together in a Digital World: Security and Retention Conference Recap

The Texas Record

61 state agencies and 59 local governments were represented with 4 attendees coming all the way from El Paso, Texas, not to mention the keynote speaker flew in from Phoenix! This year we saw approximately 400 attendees, including vendors and speakers, at the J. Pickle Center on November 15th.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 464 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience? Is it a Russia’s weapon?

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