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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

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as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military. Attorney General Bill Barr said at a press conference today that the Justice Department doesn’t normally charge members of another country’s military with crimes (this is only the second time the agency has indicted Chinese military hackers).

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Turkish Hackers hit Greek Government websites and local stock exchange

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And now it’s threatening the conference on Libya “ The attacks were launched after Khalifa Haftar held talks in Athens, two days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin. The Berlin conference aims at establishing peace in Libya under the aegis of the United Nations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Introducing Films of State, a Conference on Government Films

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Today I am thrilled to tell you about something we’ve been working on: Films of State, a three day online conference focused on government films and NARA’s holdings, scheduled for April 7-9, 2021. You can learn more about the program and register at the Films of State conference webpage. Government and the People.

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U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

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government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot , a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. attorney for the Southern District of California, at a press conference this morning in Los Angeles. Today’s operation is not the first time the U.S.

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Weekly Podcast: Russian cyber crimes, Facebook breach and Tory conference app

IT Governance

This week, we discuss Russian cyber crime, the Facebook breach affecting 90 million users and the Conservative Party’s conference app breach. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 5 October. Here are this week’s stories. The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 464 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

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? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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50 Years Makes a Difference! How Film Research Has Changed Since the 1972 Conference on Audiovisual Archives

Unwritten Record

You may have heard that the National Archives is partnering with the University of Maryland Cinema and Media Studies Program to present Films of State , an online conference on government-produced moving images (if not, check out my last blog post for more background).