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Russian Sednit APT used the first UEFI rootkit of ever in attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

“First, it shows that UEFI rootkits are a real threat, and not merely an attractive conference topic. ” The Sednit APT group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. ” reads the analysis published by ESET. ” continues the report.

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The Production File Tells the Story: How “Death Mills” Came to U.S. Audiences

Unwritten Record

The I&E Division was planning on reviewing the film at the Pentagon for release in May, and CIC Chief Samual Besner wrote on March 7th that, “It is understood that these materials are being manufactured for use by the Information and Education Branch only. ” On March 8th Capt.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Aerospace

ForAllSecure

FOX: Roberts: The tweet was pretty blunt but it was in response to the GAO reports and apparently one of the airline manufacturers tweeted, basically they put out a response to say that they thought it was all nice and secure. Vamosi: So at a lot of hacking conference I go to, I have a laptop running Linux. It's like the perfect storm.

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Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

” That was Bruce’s response at a conference hosted by U.S. Our military systems are vulnerable. We need to face that reality by halting the purchase of insecure weapons and support systems and by incorporating the realities of offensive cyberattacks into our military planning. This is not speculative.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

million accounts compromised in Le Slip Français data breach The French underwear manufacturer Le Slip Français has suffered a data breach. GhostR says it obtained the records from a Singapore-based company with access to the database. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

TB Allium UPI, UAB, Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and PetCity Source (New) Manufacturing Estonia Yes 1,190,000 Aero Dynamic Machining, Inc. TB Allium UPI, UAB, Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and PetCity Source (New) Manufacturing Estonia Yes 1,190,000 Aero Dynamic Machining, Inc. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: A Hacker From Hollywood

ForAllSecure

He told her he really wanted to create faster planes so that he could sell them to the US military. By the end of 1940, the two inventors sent their rudimentary sketches to the National Inventors Council, the Clearinghouse for Military and defense invention submitted by civilians, the council encouraged them to continue their work.