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

Krebs on Security

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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Pro-Russian hacktivists target Italy government websites

Security Affairs

Italian authorities confirmed that the attacks has not caused data breach or other damages. Our Legion conducts military cyber exercises in your countries in order to improve their skills. Everything happens similarly to your actions – the Italians and the Spaniards are going to learn how to kill people in Ukraine.

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Pentagon’s Warning on DNA Testing is Applicable to all Consumers

ARMA International

On December 23, Yahoo News [1] reported on a Department of Defense memo [2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” In other words, the Pentagon is concerned about hostile entities using such biometric data to better surveil and track the military.

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Your Work Email Address is Your Work's Email Address

Troy Hunt

When the Ashley Madison data breach occurred in 2015, it made headline news around the world. Secondly, there are very good business reasons why employers want visibility to the exposure of corporate accounts in data breaches. Thirdly and finally, it's up to organisations to self-govern.

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Iran-linked APT35 accidentally exposed 40 GB associated with their operations

Security Affairs

Some of the videos were showing how to exfiltrate data (i.e. The group has been known to target a wide range of organizations and government agencies worldwide. .” reads the analysis published by IBM. The experts found several files on the server, roughly five hours of training videos recorded by the APT group.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 216 – News of the week

Security Affairs

News aggregator Flipboard disclosed a data breach. Your data can be hacked easily! Heres How…. Checkers double drive-thru restaurants chain discloses card breach. Emissary Panda APT group hit Government Organizations in the Middle East. Security expert shows how to bypass macOS Gatekeeper.

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Federal Agency Data is Under Siege

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Originally Featured in Global Military Communications Magazine’s June/July Issue. Question: Can you provide an overview of the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Federal Edition, and elaborate why it’s needed today more than ever? This year’s report is especially relevant because it tells us federal agency data is under siege.